Where does “ruusukvitteni” come from?

ruusukvitteni (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruusu, from Swedish Ros, from Swedish rosa, from French rosé, from German rosé, from Middle High German rôse, from Old High German rōsa, from Latin Rosa — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

ruusukvitteni (Finnish): A plant of the genus "Chaenomeles"

Definitions

  1. A plant of the genus "Chaenomeles"

Ancestry of “ruusukvitteni”, step by step

ruusukvitteni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruusu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruusurose; erysipelas
2SwedishRosmostly used in compound names like Ros-Marie
3Swedishrosapink; praise, commend
4Frenchrosépinkish; rosé
5Germanrosépale pink
6Middle High Germanrôserose
7Old High Germanrōsa
8LatinRosarose
9Ancient Greekῥόδονrose (usually Rosa gallica)
10Old Persianwurdiflower
11Proto-Germanicwurdizfate, destiny
12Proto-Indo-Europeanwrti-
13Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
14Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Finnish kvitteni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkvitteniquince
2Swedishkvittenquince the plant
3Middle High GermanquitenThe quince
4Old High Germanquitina
5Latinquidonia
6Latincotōneuma quince (fruit)
7Ancient Greekκυδώνιονquince
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrti-