Etymology Explorer › FinnishWhere does “perunantaimi” come from? perunantaimi (Finnish) comes from Finnish peruna, from Swedish jordpäron, from Swedish jord, from Old Swedish iorþ, from Old Norse jǫrð, from Proto-Germanic erþō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.
perunantaimi (Finnish): potato sapling, potato seedling
Definitions potato sapling, potato seedling Ancestry of “perunantaimi”, step by step perunantaimi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish peruna Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish peruna potato, "Solanum tuberosum" 2 Swedish jordpäron potato 3 Swedish jord earth, soil; a rock- or sand-based unconsolidated... 4 Old Swedish iorþ earth, land 5 Old Norse jǫrð earth 6 Proto-Germanic erþō earth 7 Proto-Indo-European h₁er- earth
via Finnish Taimi Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish Taimi sapling young tree, taller than a seedling 2 Finnish taimi sapling; seedling; Third-person singular... 3 Proto-Finnic taimi young plant; seedling