Where does “sipulikoi” come from?

sipulikoi (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...

sipulikoi (Finnish): leek moth, onion leaf miner, Acrolepiopsis assectella

Definitions

  1. leek moth, onion leaf miner, Acrolepiopsis assectella

Ancestry of “sipulikoi”, step by step

sipulikoi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sipuli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsipulionion, "Allium cepa"; onion; onion, Allium
2Old Swedishsipulred onion
3Middle Low Germansipolle
4Latincēpullaonion-bed, onion-field
5Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...

via Finnish koi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkoishort form of vaatekoi Tineola bisselliella,...
2Japanesecarp, specifically, the common carp
3Old Japaneseこい
Every word from Latin -ulusEvery word from Latin cēpullaEvery word from Middle Low German sipolle
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