Where does “salmiakkiruutu” come from?

salmiakkiruutu (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruutu, from Swedish ruta, from Middle Low German rūte, from Old High German rūta, from Latin rūta, from Ancient Greek ῥυτή — rue.

salmiakkiruutu (Finnish): salty licorice candy with a rhombus shape

Definitions

  1. salty licorice candy with a rhombus shape

Ancestry of “salmiakkiruutu”, step by step

salmiakkiruutu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruutu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruutusquare; rectangle; box
2Swedishrutasquare, tile; windowpane; panel
3Middle Low Germanrūte—
4Old High Germanrūta—
5Latinrūtarue bitter herb
6Ancient Greekῥυτήrue

via Finnish salmiakki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsalmiakkisalty licorice, salty liquorice; sal ammoniac
2Swedishsalmiakammonium chloride
Every word from Ancient Greek ῥυτή →Every word from Latin rūta →Every word from Old High German rūta →