Where does “kirsikankukinta” come from?
kirsikankukinta (Finnish) comes 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, from Latin cerasium — pear-tree.
kirsikankukinta (Finnish): cherry blossom blossom
Definitions
- cherry blossom blossom
Ancestry of “kirsikankukinta”, step by step
kirsikankukinta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kirsikka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kirsikka | cherry |
| 2 | Old Swedish | kirsebær | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | kersebere | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | kerse | cherry |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | kirsijā | cherry |
| 6 | Latin | ceresia | cherry |
| 7 | Latin | ceresium | — |
| 8 | Latin | cerasium | cherry, fruit of the cherry tree |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | κεράσιον | cherry; cherry tree |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | κερασός | bird cherry, "Prunus avium" |
| 11 | Akkadian | ???? | pear-tree |
via Finnish kukinta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kukinta | bloom, blossom; inflorescence |
| 2 | Finnish | kukkia | To blossom, bloom, be in flower/bloom, flower;... |
| 3 | Finnish | kukka | flower; cannabis; weed |
| 4 | Latin | Flōra | Flora, the goddess of flowers |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *Flōzā | an Italic flower goddess, Flora |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | flōs | flower, blossom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃-s | flower, blossom |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰleh₃- | bloom, flower |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰel- | to sound; to speak, roar, bark; shiny, white; to... |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰōl- | — |