Where does “kiinanmaruna” come from?
kiinanmaruna (Finnish) comes from Finnish Kiina, from Swedish Kina, from Chinese 秦.
kiinanmaruna (Finnish): Chinese mugwort
Definitions
- Chinese mugwort
Ancestry of “kiinanmaruna”, step by step
kiinanmaruna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Kiina
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Kiina | China; of China; Chinese |
| 2 | Swedish | Kina | China |
| 3 | Chinese | 秦 | — |
via Finnish maruna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | maruna | "Artemisia"; artemisia; mugwort, sagebrush,... |