Where does “purjolaukka” come from?
purjolaukka (Finnish) comes from Finnish purjo, 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...
purjolaukka (Finnish): leek
Ancestry of “purjolaukka”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | purjo | leek, "Allium ampeloprasum var. porrum" |
| 2 | Finnish | purjosipuli | Synonym of purjo |
| 3 | Finnish | sipuli | onion, "Allium cepa"; onion; onion, Allium |
| 4 | Old Swedish | sipul | red onion |
| 5 | Middle Low German | sipolle | — |
| 6 | Latin | cēpulla | — |
| 7 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |