Where does “parsa” come from?

parsa (Finnish) comes from Russian спа́ржа, from Italian spáragio, from Latin asparagus, from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος, from Ancient Greek ἀσφάραγος, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pregʰ — to jerk, to scatter.

parsa (Finnish): Synonym of ruokaparsa; asparagus; "Asparagus"

Definitions

  1. Synonym of ruokaparsa; asparagus; "Asparagus"

Ancestry of “parsa”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianспа́ржаasparagus
2Italianspáragio—
3Latinasparagusasparagus; shoot, sprout-like asparagus, samphire
4Ancient Greekἀσπάραγοςasparagus; young shoots
5Ancient Greekἀσφάραγοςthroat, gullet; asparagus; shoots of other plants
6Proto-Indo-European(s)pregʰto jerk, to scatter

Words derived from “parsa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)pregʰ →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀσφάραγος →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος →