Where does “tattariryyni” come from?

tattariryyni (Finnish) comes from Finnish ryyni, from Swedish gryn, from Old Norse grjón — groats; grain.

tattariryyni (Finnish): buckwheat groat(s)

Definitions

  1. buckwheat groat(s)

Ancestry of “tattariryyni”, step by step

tattariryyni traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ryyni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishryyniAn individual grain of groats
2Swedishgryngrain, groats
3Old Norsegrjóngroats; grain

via Finnish tattari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtattaribuckwheat, Fagopyrum esculentum plant
Every word from Old Norse grjón →Every word from Swedish gryn →Every word from Finnish ryyni →