Where does “persikanvärinen” come from?
persikanvärinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish persikka, from Swedish persika, from Middle Low German persik, from Dutch perzik, from Middle Dutch perseke, from Latin persica, from Latin Persicus, from Ancient Greek περσικός — chest; rib.
persikanvärinen (Finnish): peach-colored
Definitions
- peach-colored
Ancestry of “persikanvärinen”, step by step
persikanvärinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish persikka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | persikka | peach |
| 2 | Swedish | persika | a peach |
| 3 | Middle Low German | persik | — |
| 4 | Dutch | perzik | A peach tree, Prunus persica; A peach, a fruit of... |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | perseke | — |
| 6 | Latin | persica | walnut; nominative plural of persicum; accusative... |
| 7 | Latin | Persicus | Persian |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | περσικός | Persian from Persia; pertaining to the Persians |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | Πέρσης | a Persian |
| 10 | Old Persian | 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 | a Persian |
| 11 | Proto-Iranian | párcuš | rib |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | párćuš | rib |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | pérḱus | chest; rib |
via Finnish värinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | värinen | of color, -colored |
| 2 | Finnish | väri | color; flush |
| 3 | Swedish | färg | color; the spectral composition of visible light;... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | færgha | — |
| 5 | Middle Low German | verwe | Alternative form of varwe; color, paint |
| 6 | Old Saxon | farwi | colour |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | faru | color; appearance; journey |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | farwō | colour |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | perḱ- | colored; motley; to open, rip up |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |