Where does “sinapinsiemen” come from?

sinapinsiemen (Finnish) comes from Finnish sinappi, from Swedish senap, from Latin sināpi, from Latin sināpis, from Ancient Greek σίναπι, from Demotic snwpt.

sinapinsiemen (Finnish): mustard seed

Definitions

  1. mustard seed

Ancestry of “sinapinsiemen”, step by step

sinapinsiemen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sinappi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsinappimustard
2Swedishsenapmustard
3Latinsināpiwhite mustard (Sinapis arvensis L.) the plant and its grain
4Latinsināpis
5Ancient Greekσίναπιthe mustard plant
6Demoticsnwpt

via Finnish siemen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiemenseed; semen; precursor
2Proto-Finnicseemenseed
3Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₁mn̥seed
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...
Every word from Demotic snwptEvery word from Ancient Greek σίναπιEvery word from Latin sināpis
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