Where does “mehiruusuke” come from?

mehiruusuke (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruusuke, from Finnish ruusu, from Swedish Ros, from Swedish rosa, from French rosé, from German rosé, from Middle High German rôse, from Old High German rōsa — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

mehiruusuke (Finnish): echeveria any plant of the genus

Definitions

  1. echeveria any plant of the genus

Ancestry of “mehiruusuke”, step by step

mehiruusuke traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruusuke

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruusukerosette
2Finnishruusurose; erysipelas
3SwedishRosmostly used in compound names like Ros-Marie
4Swedishrosapink; praise, commend
5Frenchrosépinkish; rosé
6Germanrosépale pink
7Middle High Germanrôserose
8Old High Germanrōsa
9LatinRosarose
10Ancient Greekῥόδονrose (usually Rosa gallica)
11Old Persianwurdiflower
12Proto-Germanicwurdizfate, destiny
13Proto-Indo-Europeanwrti-
14Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
15Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Finnish mehi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmehisap, juice, nectar
2Proto-Finnicmehisap, juice
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-