Where does “kirsikkakoi” come from?
kirsikkakoi (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.
kirsikkakoi (Finnish): cherry fruit moth, cherry blossom tineid, Argyresthia pruniella agricultural pest, the larvae of which feed chiefly on shoots of apple, apricot, cherry, peach, plum, pear, hazel
Definitions
- cherry fruit moth, cherry blossom tineid, Argyresthia pruniella agricultural pest, the larvae of which feed chiefly on shoots of apple, apricot, cherry, peach, plum, pear, hazel
Ancestry of “kirsikkakoi”, step by step
kirsikkakoi 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 |