Where does “keltajuurikas” come from?
keltajuurikas (Finnish) comes from Finnish juurikas, from Estonian kas, from Estonian kaasas, from Proto-Germanic hansō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱómsōd, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
keltajuurikas (Finnish): yellow beet, yellow beetroot, Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. lutea yellow variant of beet
Definitions
- yellow beet, yellow beetroot, Beta vulgaris subsp. vulgaris var. lutea yellow variant of beet
Ancestry of “keltajuurikas”, step by step
keltajuurikas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish juurikas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | juurikas | beet; Any plant in the genus "Beta"; beet,... |
| 2 | Estonian | kas | Used to introduce a yes-or-no question |
| 3 | Estonian | kaasas | with, together with |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hansō | A gathering, summation, mass, quantity, amount; A... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱómsōd | union; gathering; union, gathering |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 8 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 9 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 10 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |