Where does “sipulileikkuri” come from?
sipulileikkuri (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...
sipulileikkuri (Finnish): onion cutter
Definitions
- onion cutter
Ancestry of “sipulileikkuri”, step by step
sipulileikkuri 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 leikkuri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | leikkuri | cutter |
| 2 | Finnish | leikata | to cut; to incise; to mow |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | leik'at'ak | to cut |