Where does “varsiselleri” come from?

varsiselleri (Finnish) comes from Finnish selleri, from Swedish selleri, from Lombard selleri, from Latin selīnum, from Ancient Greek σέλινον — celery.

varsiselleri (Finnish): stalk celery, celery, Apium graveolens var. dulce variety of celery grown for its crunchy stalks

Definitions

  1. stalk celery, celery, Apium graveolens var. dulce variety of celery grown for its crunchy stalks

Ancestry of “varsiselleri”, step by step

varsiselleri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish selleri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsellericelery
2Swedishsellericelery
3Lombardselleri
4Latinselīnum
5Ancient Greekσέλινονcelery

via Finnish varsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarsistalk; handle or haft of some tools; chiefly a...
2Proto-Finnicvarcistalk of a plant
3Proto-Finno-Permicwarte
Every word from Ancient Greek σέλινονEvery word from Latin selīnumEvery word from Lombard selleri