Where does “jänispaisti” come from?

jänispaisti (Finnish) comes from Finnish paisti, from Finnish paistaa, from Proto-Finnic paistadak, from Proto-Finnic paa-.

jänispaisti (Finnish): hare meat of hare prepared for food

Definitions

  1. hare meat of hare prepared for food

Ancestry of “jänispaisti”, step by step

jänispaisti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish paisti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpaistiround; leg; ham, leg
2Finnishpaistaato fry; to grill, barbecue; to braise
3Proto-Finnicpaistadakto shine; to bake, to roast, to fry
4Proto-Finnicpaa-—

via Finnish jänis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjänishare; mountain hare, "Lepus timidus"; stowaway
2Proto-Finnicjänishare
Every word from Proto-Finnic paa- →Every word from Proto-Finnic paistadak →Every word from Finnish paistaa →