Where does “tomaattiperuna” come from?

tomaattiperuna (Finnish) comes from Finnish peruna, from Swedish jordpäron, from Swedish jord, from Old Swedish iorþ, from Old Norse jǫrð, from Proto-Germanic erþō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

tomaattiperuna (Finnish): pomato

Definitions

  1. pomato

Ancestry of “tomaattiperuna”, step by step

tomaattiperuna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish peruna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishperunapotato, "Solanum tuberosum"
2Swedishjordpäronpotato
3Swedishjordearth, soil; a rock- or sand-based unconsolidated...
4Old Swedishiorþearth, land
5Old Norsejǫrðearth
6Proto-Germanicerþōearth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

via Finnish tomaatti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtomaattitomato
2Swedishtomattomato
3DanishtomatA tomato
4Spanishtomatetomato; tomatillo; hole
5Classical Nahuatltomātltomato
6Proto-Nahuan*toma-tomatillo
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic erþō →Every word from Old Norse jǫrð →