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Where does “suomyrkkysumakki” come from?

suomyrkkysumakki (Finnish) comes from Finnish myrkkysumakki, from Finnish sumakki, from English sumac, from Middle English sumac, from Anglo-Norman sumak, from Medieval Latin sumach, from Arabic سُمَّاق, from Classical Syriac ܣܘܡܩܐ — red, reddish, ruddy; red; sumac.

suomyrkkysumakki (Finnish): poison sumac, swamp sumac, poison dogwood, poison...

Definitions

  1. poison sumac, swamp sumac, poison dogwood, poison...

Ancestry of “suomyrkkysumakki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmyrkkysumakkisumac
2Finnishsumakki—
3EnglishsumacAny of various shrubs or small trees of the genus...
4Middle Englishsumac—
5Anglo-Normansumak—
6Medieval Latinsumach—
7Arabicسُمَّاقsumac
8Classical Syriacܣܘܡܩܐred, reddish, ruddy; red; sumac
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