Where does “karottiporkkana” come from?

karottiporkkana (Finnish) comes from Finnish porkkana, from Russian боркан — carrot.

karottiporkkana (Finnish): Paris market carrot cultivar of carrot that produces a short, round root

Definitions

  1. Paris market carrot cultivar of carrot that produces a short, round root

Ancestry of “karottiporkkana”, step by step

karottiporkkana traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish porkkana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishporkkanacarrot; Essive singular form of porkka
2Russianборканcarrot

via Finnish karotti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkarotti—
Every word from Russian боркан →Every word from Finnish porkkana →