Where does “viherminttu” come from?
viherminttu (Finnish) comes from Finnish viher-, from Finnish vihreä, from Proto-Finnic viherä, from Proto-Finnic viha, from Proto-Finnic wiša, from Proto-Indo-Iranian wišás, from Proto-Indo-European wisós — fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...
viherminttu (Finnish): spearmint, "Mentha spicata"
Definitions
- spearmint, "Mentha spicata"
Ancestry of “viherminttu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | viher- | Used as defining part in many compound nouns to... |
| 2 | Finnish | vihreä | green; The color green |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | viherä | green |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | viha | hate, anger; rage; agression |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | wiša | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wišás | poison, venom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wisós | fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;... |