Where does “raparperihillo” come from?
raparperihillo (Finnish) comes from Finnish raparperi, from Swedish rabarber, from Medieval Latin rhabarbarum, from Koine Greek ῥῆον βάρβαρον, from Ancient Greek ῥῆον, from Middle Persian rēwand, from Middle Persian lypʾs, from Proto-Iranian (h)rabā́š.
raparperihillo (Finnish): rhubarb jam
Definitions
- rhubarb jam
Ancestry of “raparperihillo”, step by step
raparperihillo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish raparperi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | raparperi | rhubarb, Rheum rhaponticum; rhubarb, "Rheum" |
| 2 | Swedish | rabarber | rhubarb |
| 3 | Medieval Latin | rhabarbarum | rhubarb |
| 4 | Koine Greek | ῥῆον βάρβαρον | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ῥῆον | rhubarb |
| 6 | Middle Persian | rēwand | — |
| 7 | Middle Persian | lypʾs | rhubarb |
| 8 | Proto-Iranian | (h)rabā́š | rhubarb; fennel |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | (s)rabʰā́ćš | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | -ā́ćš | animal and plant suffix |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -eḱés | — |
via Finnish hillo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hillo | jam, jelly; bread |
| 2 | Middle English | hilli | — |
| 3 | German | Hildebrand | — |
| 4 | Old High German | Hiltibrant | and the protagonist of the eponymous Hildebrandslied |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | Hildibrandaz | — |