Where does “sitrushedelmä” come from?
sitrushedelmä (Finnish) comes from Finnish sitrus, from Swedish citrus, from Latin cī̆trus, from Greek κέδρος, from Ancient Greek κέδρος — cedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil.
sitrushedelmä (Finnish): citrus fruit
Ancestry of “sitrushedelmä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | sitrus | citrus, citrus fruit; citrus, citrus tree |
| 2 | Swedish | citrus | — |
| 3 | Latin | cī̆trus | — |
| 4 | Greek | κέδρος | cedar |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | κέδρος | cedar; anything made of cedar-wood; cedar-oil |