Where does “kesäkurpitsa” come from?

kesäkurpitsa (Finnish) comes from Finnish kesä, from Proto-Finnic kesä, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ós-r.

kesäkurpitsa (Finnish): zucchini, courgette

Definitions

  1. zucchini, courgette

Ancestry of “kesäkurpitsa”, step by step

kesäkurpitsa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kesä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkesäsummer; fallow; Abbreviation of kesäkuu
2Proto-Finnickesäsummer; fallow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ós-r—

via Finnish kurpitsa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkurpitsapumpkin, squash, gourd; Any of the plants in the...
2Swedishkurbitsgourd

Words derived from “kesäkurpitsa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ós-r →Every word from Proto-Finnic kesä →Every word from Finnish kesä →