Where does “oranssinvärinen” come from?
oranssinvärinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish värinen, from Finnish väri, from Swedish färg, from Old Swedish færgha, from Middle Low German verwe, from Old Saxon farwi, from Proto-West Germanic faru, from Proto-Germanic farwō — passed , crossed.
oranssinvärinen (Finnish): orange of the colour orange
Definitions
- orange of the colour orange
Ancestry of “oranssinvärinen”, step by step
oranssinvärinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish värinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | värinen | of color, -colored |
| 2 | Finnish | väri | color; flush |
| 3 | Swedish | färg | color; the spectral composition of visible light;... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | færgha | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | verwe | Alternative form of varwe; color, paint |
| 6 | Old Saxon | farwi | colour |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | faru | color; appearance; journey |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | farwō | colour |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | perḱ- | colored; motley; to open, rip up |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
via Finnish oranssi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | oranssi | orange; color orange |
| 2 | Swedish | orange | orange (orange-coloured) |
| 3 | French | Orange | Orange |
| 4 | Spanish | naranja | orange; Pertaining to Ciudadanos, a Spanish... |
| 5 | Old Spanish | naranja | orange |
| 6 | Arabic | نَارَنْج | bitter orange |
| 7 | Persian | نارنگ | bitter orange |
| 8 | Sanskrit | नारङ्ग | the orange-tree; the juice of the pepper plant;... |
| 9 | Dravidian | dra | — |
| 10 | Proto-Dravidian | *cīntu | date palm |