Where does “juuresmuusi” come from?

juuresmuusi (Finnish) comes from Finnish muusi, from Swedish mös, from Old Frisian mūth, from Proto-West Germanic *munþ, from Proto-Germanic munþaz, from Proto-Indo-European men- — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

juuresmuusi (Finnish): a dish similar to mashed potatoes, but also made of other root vegetables besides potato, usually some combination of carrot, parsnip, swede/rutabaga and celery

Definitions

  1. a dish similar to mashed potatoes, but also made of other root vegetables besides potato, usually some combination of carrot, parsnip, swede/rutabaga and celery

Ancestry of “juuresmuusi”, step by step

juuresmuusi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish muusi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmuusimashed potatoes; mash
2Swedishmösmash, puree (mass of something mashed)
3Old Frisianmūthmouth
4Proto-West Germanic*munþmouth
5Proto-Germanicmunþazmouth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

via Finnish juures

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjuuresroot vegetable, root; A plant that is cultivated...
2Finnishjuuriroot; Short for taikinajuuri; a zero of a...
3Proto-Finnicjuuriroot
4Proto-Finno-Permicjure
Every word from Proto-Indo-European men-Every word from Proto-Germanic munþazEvery word from Proto-West Germanic *munþ