Where does “päärynä” come from?
päärynä (Finnish) comes from Swedish päron, from Old Norse pera, from Old English pere, from Latin pirum — a pear.
päärynä (Finnish): pear
Ancestry of “päärynä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | päron | pear; parent; the barrel of a clarinet |
| 2 | Old Norse | pera | pear tree |
| 3 | Old English | pere | — |
| 4 | Latin | pirum | a pear |
Words derived from “päärynä”