Where does “sinirikko” come from?

sinirikko (Finnish) comes from Finnish Sini, from Latin sinus, from Arabic جَيْب, from Sanskrit ज्या, from Sanskrit जीव, from Proto-Indo-Aryan ȷ́iHwás, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰiHwás, from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós — to live.

sinirikko (Finnish): purple saxifrage

Definitions

  1. purple saxifrage

Ancestry of “sinirikko”, step by step

sinirikko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Sini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishSiniblue
2Latinsinusa hollow, cavity; curve, fold, winding; gulf, bay
3Arabicجَيْبpocket; opening in a garment; pocket; bosom, fold...
4Sanskritज्याbow-string, tendon; sine
5Sanskritजीवalive, living; life, existence; any living being,...
6Proto-Indo-Aryanȷ́iHwás—
7Proto-Indo-IranianǰiHwásalive
8Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live

via Finnish rikko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrikkobreakage; saxifrage
2Finnishrikkoato break; to violate, breach; to offend, to...
3Proto-Finnicrikkodakto break; to ruin, to mar, to damage
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷeih₃w- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷih₃wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ǰiHwás →