Where does “myrkkysumakki” come from?
myrkkysumakki (Finnish) comes from Finnish sumakki, from English sumac, from Middle English sumac, from Anglo-Norman sumak, from Medieval Latin sumach, from Arabic سُمَّاق, from Classical Syriac ܣܘܡܩܐ — red, reddish, ruddy; red; sumac.
myrkkysumakki (Finnish): sumac
Definitions
- sumac
Ancestry of “myrkkysumakki”, step by step
myrkkysumakki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sumakki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sumakki | sumac plant and the spice made of its dried berries |
| 2 | English | sumac | Any of various shrubs or small trees of the genus... |
| 3 | Middle English | sumac | — |
| 4 | Anglo-Norman | sumak | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | sumach | — |
| 6 | Arabic | سُمَّاق | sumac |
| 7 | Classical Syriac | ܣܘܡܩܐ | red, reddish, ruddy; red; sumac |