Where does “nuolijuuri” come from?
nuolijuuri (Finnish) comes from English arrowroot, from Arawak aru-aru.
nuolijuuri (Finnish): arrowroot
Ancestry of “nuolijuuri”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | arrowroot | "Maranta arundinacea" from the Marantaceae... |
| 2 | Arawak | aru-aru | — |