Where does “persikkakirva” come from?
persikkakirva (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.
persikkakirva (Finnish): green peach aphid, peach-potato aphid, potato aphid, tobacco aphid, Myzus persicae
Definitions
- green peach aphid, peach-potato aphid, potato aphid, tobacco aphid, Myzus persicae
Ancestry of “persikkakirva”, step by step
persikkakirva 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 kirva
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kirva | aphid, commonly also plant louse or greenfly,... |