Where does “sinirapu” come from?
sinirapu (Finnish) comes from Finnish rapu, from Swedish krabba, from Old Swedish krabba, from Old Norse krabbi, from Old English crabba, from Proto-West Germanic krabbō, from Proto-Germanic krabbô, from Proto-Germanic krabbōną — to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind...
sinirapu (Finnish): blue crayfish
Definitions
- blue crayfish
Ancestry of “sinirapu”, step by step
sinirapu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish rapu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rapu | European crayfish, noble crayfish, broad-fingered... |
| 2 | Swedish | krabba | a crab |
| 3 | Old Swedish | krabba | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | krabbi | — |
| 5 | Old English | crabba | crab; crayfish |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | krabbō | crab |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | krabbô | crab |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | krabbōną | to scratch, scrape |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gerbʰ- | to carve |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ger- | to turn, bend, twist, wind; to tie, bind... |
via Finnish Sini
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Sini | blue |
| 2 | Latin | sinus | a hollow, cavity; curve, fold, winding; gulf, bay |
| 3 | Arabic | جَيْب | pocket; opening in a garment; pocket; bosom, fold... |
| 4 | Sanskrit | ज्या | bow-string, tendon; sine |
| 5 | Sanskrit | जीव | alive, living; life, existence; any living being,... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | ȷ́iHwás | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ǰiHwás | alive |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷih₃wós | alive, living |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷeih₃w- | to live |