Where does “syyriankataja” come from?

syyriankataja (Finnish) comes from Finnish Syyria, from Latin Sȳria, from Ancient Greek Συρία, from Ancient Greek Ἀσσυρία, from Akkadian Aššūrāyu, from Akkadian Aššūr — Assur.

syyriankataja (Finnish): Juniperus drupacea

Definitions

Juniperus drupacea

Ancestry of “syyriankataja”, step by step

syyriankataja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Syyria

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	Syyria	—
2	Latin	Sȳria	Assyria
3	Ancient Greek	Συρία	Syria
4	Ancient Greek	Ἀσσυρία	—
5	Akkadian	Aššūrāyu	—
6	Akkadian	Aššūr	Assur

via Finnish kataja

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	kataja	juniper; common juniper, "Juniperus communis"
2	Proto-Finnic	kataga	juniper
3	Proto-Finno-Ugric	koča	—

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