Where does “valkokurkkurosella” come from?
valkokurkkurosella (Finnish) comes from Finnish rosella, from English rosella, from English Rosehill, from English rosé, from French rosé, from German rosé, from Middle High German rôse, from Old High German rōsa — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
valkokurkkurosella (Finnish): eastern rosella, Platycercus eximius
Definitions
- eastern rosella, Platycercus eximius
Ancestry of “valkokurkkurosella”, step by step
valkokurkkurosella traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish rosella
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rosella | rosella parrot of the genus |
| 2 | English | rosella | A parrot belonging to any of the five to eight... |
| 3 | English | Rosehill | — |
| 4 | English | rosé | A pale pink wine made by removing the dark grape... |
| 5 | French | rosé | pinkish; rosé |
| 6 | German | rosé | pale pink |
| 7 | Middle High German | rôse | rose |
| 8 | Old High German | rōsa | — |
| 9 | Latin | Rosa | rose |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ῥόδον | rose (usually Rosa gallica) |
| 11 | Old Persian | wurdi | flower |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | wurdiz | fate, destiny |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | wrti- | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
via Finnish kurkku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kurkku | throat; beard; cucumber |
| 2 | Swedish | gurka | a cucumber |
| 3 | Low German | Gurk | cucumber |
| 4 | Middle Low German | augurke | — |
| 5 | Polish | ogórek | cucumber; gherkin |
| 6 | Greek | άγουρος | unripe, green; immature; inexperienced |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἄωρος | untimely, unseasonable; unripe; without youthful... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἀ- | The alpha privativum, used to make words that... |
| 9 | Proto-Hellenic | hə- | same; together |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | sm̥- | one; with, together |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | sem- | together, one |