Where does “poimia rusinat pullasta” come from?
poimia rusinat pullasta (Finnish) comes from Finnish poimia, from Proto-Finnic poimidak — to pick.
poimia rusinat pullasta (Finnish): to cherry pick
Definitions
- to cherry pick
Ancestry of “poimia rusinat pullasta”, step by step
poimia rusinat pullasta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish poimia
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | poimia | to pick; to excerpt, extract |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | poimidak | to pick |
via Finnish rusinat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rusinat | Nominative plural form of rusina; the raisins |