Where does “ruotiselleri” come from?

ruotiselleri (Finnish) comes from Finnish selleri, from Swedish selleri, from Lombard selleri, from Latin selīnum, from Ancient Greek σέλινον — celery.

Ancestry of “ruotiselleri”, step by step

ruotiselleri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish selleri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsellericelery
2Swedishsellericelery
3Lombardselleri—
4Latinselīnum—
5Ancient Greekσέλινονcelery

via Finnish ruoti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruotirib; rachis; tang
2Finnishruotofishbone, bone; shaft, stem; spine, chine
3Proto-Germanicrōdōrod, pole
4Proto-Indo-Europeanrōt-—
Every word from Ancient Greek σέλινον →Every word from Latin selīnum →Every word from Lombard selleri →