Where does “eväspala” come from?

eväspala (Finnish) comes from Finnish eväs, from Proto-Finnic eväs, from Proto-Indo-European yéwos, from Proto-Indo-European yew- — to mix.

eväspala (Finnish): A food item intended as proviant; used chiefly commercially of snacks that could be consumed as a mini-meal, usually translatable as "snack"

Definitions

  1. A food item intended as proviant; used chiefly commercially of snacks that could be consumed as a mini-meal, usually translatable as "snack"

Ancestry of “eväspala”, step by step

eväspala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish eväs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisheväsprovisions; Used as modifier in compound terms to...
2Proto-Finniceväsprovisions
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyéwoscereal, grain; barley, spelt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyew-to mix

via Finnish pala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpalapiece, bit; lump, chunk; block
2Proto-Finnicpalabit
3Proto-Uralicpalabit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yéwos →Every word from Proto-Finnic eväs →