Where does “herajauhe” come from?
herajauhe (Finnish) comes from Finnish jauhe, from Finnish jauhaa, from Proto-Finnic jauhadak, from Proto-Finno-Permic jaŋša-.
herajauhe (Finnish): whey powder
Ancestry of “herajauhe”, step by step
herajauhe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish jauhe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jauhe | powder; in compound terms in which jauhe is the... |
| 2 | Finnish | jauhaa | to grind, mince, chew; to jabber about silly or... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | jauhadak | to grind |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Permic | jaŋša- | — |
via Finnish hera
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hera | whey; blood serum |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | hera | whey |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |