Where does “sarjanarsissi” come from?
sarjanarsissi (Finnish) comes from Finnish sarja, from Proto-Finnic sarja, from Proto-Finno-Permic śarja — lath, batten, bar.
Ancestry of “sarjanarsissi”, step by step
sarjanarsissi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sarja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sarja | series; chain, sequence, succession, train; set |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | sarja | row of laths or battens; a board made of laths |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Permic | śarja | lath, batten, bar |
via Finnish narsissi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | narsissi | narcissus |
| 2 | Latin | Narcissus | Narcissus, a figure from Greek mythology |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Νάρκισσος | Narcissus |