Where does “siirappimainen” come from?

siirappimainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish siirappi, from Swedish sirap, from Middle Low German sirop, from Latin sirupus, from Arabic شَرَاب, from Arabic شَرِبَ — to drink.

siirappimainen (Finnish): syrupy

Definitions

  1. syrupy

Ancestry of “siirappimainen”, step by step

siirappimainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish siirappi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiirappisyrup
2Swedishsirapsyrup (generally, but usually made from beet and/or cane sugar unless qualified)
3Middle Low Germansirop—
4Latinsirupus—
5Arabicشَرَابwine, beverage; beverage; a drink, beverage,...
6Arabicشَرِبَto drink

via Finnish mainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmainenworldly
2Finnishmaaearth; soil; land
3Proto-Finnicmaaearth, ground, soil; land, country
4Proto-Uralicmëxeearth, land
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂sgreat
Every word from Arabic شَرِبَ →Every word from Arabic شَرَاب →Every word from Latin sirupus →