Where does “hapanjuuri” come from?

hapanjuuri (Finnish) comes from Finnish juuri, from Proto-Finnic juuri, from Proto-Finno-Permic jure.

hapanjuuri (Finnish): sourdough starter

Definitions

  1. sourdough starter

Ancestry of “hapanjuuri”, step by step

hapanjuuri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish juuri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjuuriroot; Short for taikinajuuri; a zero of a...
2Proto-Finnicjuuriroot
3Proto-Finno-Permicjure—

via Finnish hapan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhapansour, acid in taste; sour, peevish, irritable,...
2Proto-Finnichap'oinsour, acid
3Proto-Finno-Ugricčappa—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic jure →Every word from Proto-Finnic juuri →Every word from Finnish juuri →