Where does “mustasinappi” come from?

mustasinappi (Finnish) comes from Finnish sinappi, from Swedish senap, from Latin sināpi, from Latin sināpis, from Ancient Greek σίναπι, from Demotic snwpt.

mustasinappi (Finnish): black mustard

Definitions

  1. black mustard

Ancestry of “mustasinappi”, step by step

mustasinappi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sinappi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsinappimustard
2Swedishsenapmustard
3Latinsināpiwhite mustard (Sinapis arvensis L.) the plant and its grain
4Latinsināpis
5Ancient Greekσίναπιthe mustard plant
6Demoticsnwpt

via Finnish musta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmustablack; black horse; Elative singular form of...
2Finnish-ntääFront vowel variant of -ntaa
Every word from Demotic snwptEvery word from Ancient Greek σίναπιEvery word from Latin sināpis