Where does “fetajuusto” come from?

fetajuusto (Finnish) comes from Finnish juusto, from French Brie, from Gaulish briga, from Proto-Celtic brigā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

fetajuusto (Finnish): Feta cheese, feta cheese, feta

Definitions

  1. Feta cheese, feta cheese, feta

Ancestry of “fetajuusto”, step by step

fetajuusto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish juusto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjuustocheese
2FrenchBriebrie
3Gaulishbrigahill; fortress
4Proto-Celticbrigāmight, power
5Proto-Indo-European*bʰérǵʰoshill
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

via Finnish feta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishfetafeta, Feta cheese, feta cheese
2Greekφέταslice; feta
3Italianfettaslice; piece
4Latinfinderesecond-person singular future passive indicative...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeyd-to split
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰey-bee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰos →Every word from Proto-Celtic brigā →