Where does “raparperikiisseli” come from?
raparperikiisseli (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.
raparperikiisseli (Finnish): rhubarb kisel
Definitions
- rhubarb kisel
Ancestry of “raparperikiisseli”, step by step
raparperikiisseli 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 kiisseli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kiisseli | kisel, kissel; custard, fool |
| 2 | Russian | кисе́ль | kisel, kissel (a popular jellied dessert made by cooking berry juice or other fruit juice with milk, flour and oatmeal, thickened with starch) |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | кысель | — |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | kyselь | — |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | kysnǫti | to become/get wet; to become/turn sour |