Where does “päärynäinen” come from?

päärynäinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish päärynä, from Swedish päron, from Old Norse pera, from Old English pere, from Latin pirum — a pear.

päärynäinen (Finnish): peary, containing or resembling pear

Definitions

  1. peary, containing or resembling pear

Ancestry of “päärynäinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäärynäpear
2Swedishpäronpear; parent; the barrel of a clarinet
3Old Norseperapear tree
4Old Englishperepear
5Latinpiruma pear
Every word from Latin pirum →Every word from Old English pere →Every word from Old Norse pera →
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