Where does “kesäpurjo” come from?
kesäpurjo (Finnish) comes from Finnish purjo, from Finnish purjosipuli, from Finnish sipuli, from Old Swedish sipul, from Middle Low German sipolle, from Latin cēpulla, from Latin -ulus — Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
kesäpurjo (Finnish): wild leek, Allium ampeloprasum wild onion native to southern Europe and western Asia, the cultivars of which include leek and pearl onion
Definitions
- wild leek, Allium ampeloprasum wild onion native to southern Europe and western Asia, the cultivars of which include leek and pearl onion
Ancestry of “kesäpurjo”, step by step
kesäpurjo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish purjo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | purjo | leek, "Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum" |
| 2 | Finnish | purjosipuli | Synonym of purjo |
| 3 | Finnish | sipuli | onion, "Allium cepa"; onion; onion, Allium |
| 4 | Old Swedish | sipul | red onion |
| 5 | Middle Low German | sipolle | — |
| 6 | Latin | cēpulla | onion-bed, onion-field |
| 7 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |