Where does “persilja” come from?

persilja (Swedish) comes from Ancient Greek πετροσέλινον, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος, from Ancient Greek πέτρος — rock, stone, boulder; type of reed.

persilja (Swedish): parsley

Definitions

  1. parsley

Ancestry of “persilja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπετροσέλινονparsley
2Ancient GreekΠέτροςPeter
3Ancient Greekπέτροςrock, stone, boulder; type of reed

Words derived from “persilja”

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