Where does “pikkujamssipapu” come from?
pikkujamssipapu (Finnish) comes from Finnish jamssipapu, from Finnish papu, from Proto-Finnic papu, from Proto-Slavic bobъ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰabʰ- — bean.
pikkujamssipapu (Finnish): jicama
Definitions
- jicama
Ancestry of “pikkujamssipapu”, step by step
pikkujamssipapu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish jamssipapu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jamssipapu | yam bean plant in the genus |
| 2 | Finnish | papu | bean; common bean; muscle, especially the biceps |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | papu | bean |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | bobъ | bean, fava bean |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰabʰ- | bean |