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Where does “purjosipuli” come from?

purjosipuli (Finnish) comes 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...

purjosipuli (Finnish): Synonym of purjo

Definitions

  1. Synonym of purjo

Ancestry of “purjosipuli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsipulionion, "Allium cepa"; onion; onion, Allium
2Old Swedishsipulred onion
3Middle Low Germansipolle—
4Latincēpulla—
5Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...

Words derived from “purjosipuli”

  • purjo
  • purjolaukka
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