Where does “kirsikankivenpoistaja” come from?
kirsikankivenpoistaja (Finnish) comes from Finnish kirsikankivi, from Finnish kirsikka, from Old Swedish kirsebær, from Middle Low German kersebere, from Middle Low German kerse, from Proto-West Germanic kirsijā, from Latin ceresia, from Latin ceresium — pear-tree.
kirsikankivenpoistaja (Finnish): cherry pitter
Definitions
- cherry pitter
Ancestry of “kirsikankivenpoistaja”, step by step
kirsikankivenpoistaja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kirsikankivi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kirsikankivi | cherry pit, cherry stone |
| 2 | Finnish | kirsikka | cherry |
| 3 | Old Swedish | kirsebær | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | kersebere | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | kerse | cherry |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | kirsijā | cherry |
| 7 | Latin | ceresia | cherry |
| 8 | Latin | ceresium | — |
| 9 | Latin | cerasium | cherry, fruit of the cherry tree |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | κεράσιον | cherry; cherry tree |
| 11 | Ancient Greek | κερασός | bird cherry, "Prunus avium" |
| 12 | Akkadian | ???? | pear-tree |
via Finnish poistaja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | poistaja | remover |
| 2 | Finnish | poistaa | to remove; to delete; "~ tuotannosta, myynnistä,... |
| 3 | Finnish | pois | away, off; off; minus, take away |
| 4 | Finnish | poikki- | cross-, transverse |
| 5 | Finnish | poikki | broken into two or more pieces; off; exhausted,... |
| 6 | Finnish | poikitse | (Scattered/strewn) here and there, all over (the place), (all) spread out |
| 7 | Finnish | itse | oneself; used to emphasize the person of the head... |
| 8 | Proto-Finnic | icek | self |
| 9 | Hebrew | יצחק | to laugh |