Where does “herkkuperuna” come from?

herkkuperuna (Finnish) comes from Finnish peruna, from Swedish jordpäron, from Swedish jord, from Old Swedish iorþ, from Old Norse jǫrð, from Proto-Germanic erþō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

herkkuperuna (Finnish): a high-quality potato

Definitions

  1. a high-quality potato

Ancestry of “herkkuperuna”, step by step

herkkuperuna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish peruna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishperunapotato, "Solanum tuberosum"
2Swedishjordpäronpotato
3Swedishjordearth, soil; a rock- or sand-based unconsolidated...
4Old Swedishiorþearth, land
5Old Norsejǫrðearth
6Proto-Germanicerþōearth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

via Finnish herkku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishherkkuA delicacy
2Proto-Finnicherkkudelicacy
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic erþō →Every word from Old Norse jǫrð →