Where does “ruokaparsa” come from?
ruokaparsa (Finnish) comes from Finnish parsa, from Russian спа́ржа, from Italian spáragio, from Latin asparagus, from Ancient Greek ἀσπάραγος, from Ancient Greek ἀσφάραγος, from Proto-Indo-European (s)pregʰ — to jerk, to scatter.
ruokaparsa (Finnish): asparagus plant, "Asparagus officinalis"
Definitions
- asparagus plant, "Asparagus officinalis"
Ancestry of “ruokaparsa”, step by step
ruokaparsa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish parsa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | parsa | Synonym of ruokaparsa; asparagus; "Asparagus" |
| 2 | Russian | спа́ржа | asparagus |
| 3 | Italian | spáragio | — |
| 4 | Latin | asparagus | asparagus; shoot, sprout-like asparagus, samphire |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἀσπάραγος | asparagus; young shoots |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ἀσφάραγος | throat, gullet; asparagus; shoots of other plants |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)pregʰ | to jerk, to scatter |