Where does “persianapila” come from?

persianapila (Finnish) comes from Finnish persia, from Latin Persia, from Latin Persa, from Ancient Greek Περσίς, from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿, from Proto-Iranian párcuš, from Proto-Indo-Iranian párćuš, from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus — chest; rib.

persianapila (Finnish): Persian clover, shaftal, Trifolium resupinatum annual clover used as fodder and hay

Definitions

  1. Persian clover, shaftal, Trifolium resupinatum annual clover used as fodder and hay

Ancestry of “persianapila”, step by step

persianapila traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish persia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishpersiaThe modern Persian language; The old Persian...
2LatinPersiaPersia
3LatinPersaA Persian
4Ancient GreekΠερσίςPersian; a female Persian
5Old Persian𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿a Persian
6Proto-Iranianpárcušrib
7Proto-Indo-Iranianpárćušrib
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpérḱuschest; rib

via Finnish apila

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishapilaclover
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérḱus