Where does “ruusunmarja” come from?

ruusunmarja (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.

ruusunmarja (Finnish): rose hip, rose haw

Definitions

  1. rose hip, rose haw

Ancestry of “ruusunmarja”, step by step

ruusunmarja 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 Marja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishMarjaberry small succulent fruit
2FinnishMariaMary, mother of Jesus Christ
3LatinMarīaMary mother of Jesus
4Ancient GreekΜαρίαMary, Maria
5Hebrewמִרְיָם
6Aramaicמריםbitter
7Biblical Hebrewמִרְיָם

Words derived from “ruusunmarja

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