Where does “sipulikärpänen” come from?
sipulikärpänen (Finnish) comes from Finnish sipuli, from Old Swedish sipul, from Middle Low German sipolle, from Latin cēpulla, from Latin -ulus — Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
sipulikärpänen (Finnish): onion fly
Definitions
- onion fly
Ancestry of “sipulikärpänen”, step by step
sipulikärpänen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sipuli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sipuli | onion, "Allium cepa"; onion; onion, Allium |
| 2 | Old Swedish | sipul | red onion |
| 3 | Middle Low German | sipolle | — |
| 4 | Latin | cēpulla | onion-bed, onion-field |
| 5 | Latin | -ulus | Used to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating... |
via Finnish kärpänen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kärpänen | fly; bug; out, when caused by the baserunner... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | kärpähinen | fly insect |