Where does “maustekirveli” come from?
maustekirveli (Finnish) comes from Finnish kirveli, from Old Swedish kirvil, from Middle Low German kervele, from Latin caerefolium, from Ancient Greek χαιρέφυλλον, from Ancient Greek φύλλον, from Proto-Indo-European bʰolh₃-yom, from Proto-Indo-European bʰleh₃-.
maustekirveli (Finnish): garden chervil, French parsley the plant
Definitions
- garden chervil, French parsley the plant
Ancestry of “maustekirveli”, step by step
maustekirveli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kirveli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kirveli | chervil, garden chervil plant |
| 2 | Old Swedish | kirvil | — |
| 3 | Middle Low German | kervele | — |
| 4 | Latin | caerefolium | garden chervil |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | χαιρέφυλλον | garden chervil |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | φύλλον | leaf; foliage; plant |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰolh₃-yom | — |
| 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- | — |
via Finnish mauste
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mauste | flavoring/flavouring, seasoning, flavor/flavour,... |
| 2 | Finnish | maustaa | To season; To spice; To flavour/flavor |
| 3 | Finnish | maku | taste, flavor; sense of taste; flavor of a quark... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | maku | taste, flavour |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | smakkuz | taste, savour, smatch, flavour |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | smegʰ- | — |