Where does “risiinipapu” come from?

risiinipapu (Finnish) comes from Finnish papu, from Proto-Finnic papu, from Proto-Slavic bobъ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰabʰ- — bean.

risiinipapu (Finnish): castor bean

Definitions

  1. castor bean

Ancestry of “risiinipapu”, step by step

risiinipapu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish papu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpapubean; common bean; muscle, especially the biceps
2Proto-Finnicpapubean
3Proto-Slavicbobъbean, fava bean
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰabʰ-bean

via Finnish risiini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrisiinicastor oil plant, "Ricinus communis"; ricin
2Latinricinustick; castor oil plant, "Ricinus"; mulberry seeds
3Proto-Indo-Europeanrik-nit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰabʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic bobъ →Every word from Proto-Finnic papu →