Where does “pottumainen” come from?

pottumainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish pottu, from Finnish potaatti, from Swedish potatis, from English potatoes, from Spanish patata, from Taíno batata — sweet potato.

pottumainen (Finnish): annoying, obnoxious, unpleasant

Definitions

  1. annoying, obnoxious, unpleasant

Ancestry of “pottumainen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpottupotato, spud; potty; bottle, especially one of...
2Finnishpotaattipotato
3Swedishpotatispotato
4Englishpotatoesplural of potato
5Spanishpatatapotato; piece of rubbish
6Taínobatatasweet potato

Words derived from “pottumainen

Every word from Taíno batataEvery word from Spanish patataEvery word from English potatoes
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