Where does “homejuusto” come from?

homejuusto (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.

homejuusto (Finnish): A cheese that is produced with cultures of mold

Definitions

  1. A cheese that is produced with cultures of mold

Ancestry of “homejuusto”, step by step

homejuusto 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 home

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhomemildew, mold
2Proto-Finnichomehmildew, mold
3Proto-Germanicswammazsponge; fungus, mushroom; swamp
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswombʰ-sponge, tree-fungus, swamp; sponge; tree-fungus;...

Words derived from “homejuusto

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰosEvery word from Proto-Celtic brigā