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
Definitions
- leek
Ancestry of “purjolaukka”, step by step
purjolaukka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish purjo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | onion-bed, onion-field |
| 7 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |