Where does “persimoni” come from?
persimoni (Finnish) comes from English persimmon, from Powhatan pichamins, from Proto-Algonquian mini, from Proto-Algonquian mi·na, from Proto-Algic mene — berry.
persimoni (Finnish): persimmon
Ancestry of “persimoni”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | persimmon | A type of fruit, of orange colour, very sweet,... |
| 2 | Powhatan | pichamins | — |
| 3 | Proto-Algonquian | mini | Alternative form of *mi·na; berry, fruit; fruit,... |
| 4 | Proto-Algonquian | mi·na | berry; small fruit |
| 5 | Proto-Algic | mene | berry |