Where does “raparperimehu” come from?
raparperimehu (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.
raparperimehu (Finnish): rhubarb juice
Definitions
- rhubarb juice
Ancestry of “raparperimehu”, step by step
raparperimehu 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 | — |