Where does “pillisipuli” come from?
pillisipuli (Finnish) comes from Finnish sipuli, from Old Swedish sipul, from Middle Low German sipolle, from Latin cēpulla, from Latin -ulus — Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
pillisipuli (Finnish): spring onion, Japanese bunching onion, scallion,...
Definitions
- spring onion, Japanese bunching onion, scallion,...
Ancestry of “pillisipuli”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | sipuli | onion, "Allium cepa"; onion; onion, Allium |
| 2 | Old Swedish | sipul | red onion |
| 3 | Middle Low German | sipolle | — |
| 4 | Latin | cēpulla | — |
| 5 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |