Where does “vaahterasiirappi” come from?

vaahterasiirappi (Finnish) comes from Finnish siirappi, from Swedish sirap, from Middle Low German sirop, from Latin sirupus, from Arabic شَرَاب, from Arabic شَرِبَ — to drink.

vaahterasiirappi (Finnish): maple syrup

Definitions

  1. maple syrup

Ancestry of “vaahterasiirappi”, step by step

vaahterasiirappi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish siirappi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiirappisyrup
2Swedishsirapsyrup (generally, but usually made from beet and/or cane sugar unless qualified)
3Middle Low Germansirop—
4Latinsirupus—
5Arabicشَرَابwine, beverage; beverage; a drink, beverage,...
6Arabicشَرِبَto drink

via Finnish vaahtera

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaahteramaple any tree of the genus
2Proto-Finnicvahteramaple
Every word from Arabic شَرِبَ →Every word from Arabic شَرَاب →Every word from Latin sirupus →