Where does “myrttikasvi” come from?

myrttikasvi (Finnish) comes from Finnish myrtti, from Swedish myrten, from French myrte, from Latin Myrtus, from Ancient Greek Μύρτος, from Semitic m-r-r.

myrttikasvi (Finnish): any plant in the family Myrtaceae

Definitions

  1. any plant in the family Myrtaceae

Ancestry of “myrttikasvi”, step by step

myrttikasvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish myrtti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmyrttimyrtle
2Swedishmyrtenmyrtle evergreen shrub
3Frenchmyrtemyrtle
4LatinMyrtusmyrtle
5Ancient GreekΜύρτοςmyrtle (Myrtus communis)
6Semiticm-r-r—

via Finnish kasvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkasviplant
2Finnishkasvaato grow
3Proto-Finnickasvadakto grow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewks-—
Every word from Semitic m-r-r →Every word from Ancient Greek Μύρτος →Every word from Latin Myrtus →