Where does “alkoholijuoma” come from?

alkoholijuoma (Finnish) comes from Finnish juoma, from Proto-Finnic jooma, from Proto-Finnic joodak, from Proto-Uralic jëxe- — to drink; to flow?.

alkoholijuoma (Finnish): alcoholic beverage

Definitions

  1. alcoholic beverage

Ancestry of “alkoholijuoma”, step by step

alkoholijuoma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish juoma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjuomadrink; beverage; Agent participle of juoda
2Proto-Finnicjoomadrink; beverage
3Proto-Finnicjoodakto drink
4Proto-Uralicjëxe-to drink; to flow?

via Finnish alkoholi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalkoholialcohol; alcoholic
Every word from Proto-Uralic jëxe- →Every word from Proto-Finnic joodak →Every word from Proto-Finnic jooma →