Where does “pietruszka” come from?

pietruszka (Silesian) comes from Old Polish pietruszka, from Latin petroselīnum, from Ancient Greek πετροσέλινον, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος, from Ancient Greek πέτρος — rock, stone, boulder; type of reed.

pietruszka (Silesian): parsley

Definitions

  1. parsley

Ancestry of “pietruszka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Polishpietruszkaparsley
2Latinpetroselīnumrock parsley
3Ancient Greekπετροσέλινονparsley
4Ancient GreekΠέτροςPeter
5Ancient Greekπέτροςrock, stone, boulder; type of reed
Every word from Ancient Greek πέτροςEvery word from Ancient Greek ΠέτροςEvery word from Ancient Greek πετροσέλινον