Where does “purjo” come from?
purjo (Finnish) comes from Finnish purjosipuli, 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...
purjo (Finnish): leek, "Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum"
Definitions
- leek, "Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum"
Ancestry of “purjo”, step by step
purjo traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish purjosipuli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | purjosipuli | Synonym of purjo |
| 2 | Finnish | sipuli | onion, "Allium cepa"; onion; onion, Allium |
| 3 | Old Swedish | sipul | red onion |
| 4 | Middle Low German | sipolle | — |
| 5 | Latin | cēpulla | onion-bed, onion-field |
| 6 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |