Where does “keltahevoskastanja” come from?
keltahevoskastanja (Finnish) comes from Finnish hevoskastanja, from Finnish kastanja, from Swedish kastanj, from German Kastanie, from Italian castagna, from Spanish castaña, from Russian кашта́н, from Polish kasztan — sweet chestnuts; chestnut.
keltahevoskastanja (Finnish): common buckeye, "Aesculus flava"
Definitions
- common buckeye, "Aesculus flava"
Ancestry of “keltahevoskastanja”, step by step
keltahevoskastanja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish hevoskastanja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hevoskastanja | horse-chestnut, horse chestnut; buckeye; common... |
| 2 | Finnish | kastanja | chestnut tree; nut of the tree |
| 3 | Swedish | kastanj | chestnut |
| 4 | German | Kastanie | chestnut, tree of genus "Castanea"; chestnut, nut... |
| 5 | Italian | castagna | chestnut |
| 6 | Spanish | castaña | chestnut; strike, wallop; bun, chignon |
| 7 | Russian | кашта́н | chestnut |
| 8 | Polish | kasztan | chestnut tree, tree of genus "Castanea";... |
| 9 | Latin | castanea | a chestnut tree; a chestnut |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | καστάνεια | Alternative form of κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ; chestnut |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | κᾰ́στᾰνᾰ | sweet chestnuts; chestnut |