Where does “kirsikkahillo” come from?
kirsikkahillo (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.
kirsikkahillo (Finnish): cherry jam
Definitions
- cherry jam
Ancestry of “kirsikkahillo”, step by step
kirsikkahillo 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 hillo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hillo | jam, jelly; bread |
| 2 | Middle English | hilli | — |
| 3 | German | Hildebrand | — |
| 4 | Old High German | Hiltibrant | and the protagonist of the eponymous Hildebrandslied |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | Hildibrandaz | — |