turnip (white root of a yellow-flowered plant, Brassica rapa, grown as a vegetable)Show more Those varieties that are grown for fodder are called turnipsi or rehunauris in Finnish.Show more huhtanauriskaskinaurisrehunauristaskunaurisukonnaurisShow more From Proto-Finnic nakris, compare Estonian naeris, Karelian nakris. This may be compared to an Ob-Ugric word nëëɣər (“pine nut”), in which case their common origin would be Proto-Finno-Ugric nëkrV-, but this is questionable due to the difference in meaning and as the consonant cluster kr is of a shape usually occurring only in loanwords (compare kaura). However, no loan origin has been identified.Show more Press Esc to closeSource:
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