Where does “päärynäpuu” come from?
päärynäpuu (Finnish) comes from Finnish päärynä, from Swedish päron, from Old Norse pera, from Old English pere, from Latin pirum — a pear.
päärynäpuu (Finnish): A pear tree
Ancestry of “päärynäpuu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | päärynä | pear |
| 2 | Swedish | päron | pear; parent; the barrel of a clarinet |
| 3 | Old Norse | pera | pear tree |
| 4 | Old English | pere | — |
| 5 | Latin | pirum | a pear |