Where does “bataattikeitto” come from?

bataattikeitto (Finnish) comes from Finnish keitto, from Finnish keittää, from Proto-Uralic keje-.

bataattikeitto (Finnish): sweet potato soup

Definitions

  1. sweet potato soup

Ancestry of “bataattikeitto”, step by step

bataattikeitto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish keitto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeittosoup; boiling; booze
2FinnishkeittääTo boil; to boil over; To cook; To cook up
3Proto-Uralickeje-—

via Finnish bataatti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishbataattisweet potato
2Swedishbatat—
Every word from Proto-Uralic keje- →Every word from Finnish keittää →Every word from Finnish keitto →