Where does “vaarinkaktus” come from?
vaarinkaktus (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaari, from Swedish får, from Old Swedish fār, from Old Norse fár, from Proto-Germanic farą, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
vaarinkaktus (Finnish): old man cactus, Cephalocereus senilis tall, columnar species of cactus with a shaggy coat of long, white hairs, native to Hidalgo and Veracruz in central Mexico, popular as house plant
Definitions
- old man cactus, Cephalocereus senilis tall, columnar species of cactus with a shaggy coat of long, white hairs, native to Hidalgo and Veracruz in central Mexico, popular as house plant
Ancestry of “vaarinkaktus”, step by step
vaarinkaktus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vaari
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vaari | grandpa, grandfather |
| 2 | Swedish | får | a sheep; a sheep, a follower; an idiot |
| 3 | Old Swedish | fār | sheep |
| 4 | Old Norse | fár | few; bale, harm, mischief, anger; dangerous... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | farą | a means of passing, ford, ferry |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |