Where does “persiljanjuuri” come from?
persiljanjuuri (Finnish) comes from Finnish persilja, from Swedish persilja, from Ancient Greek πετροσέλινον, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος, from Ancient Greek πέτρος — rock, stone, boulder; type of reed.
Ancestry of “persiljanjuuri”, step by step
persiljanjuuri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish persilja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | persilja | parsley, "Petroselinum crispum"; parsley |
| 2 | Swedish | persilja | parsley |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πετροσέλινον | parsley |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Πέτρος | Peter |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πέτρος | rock, stone, boulder; type of reed |