Where does “juustomestari” come from?

juustomestari (Finnish) comes from Finnish mestari, from Old Swedish mæstare, from Old Norse meistari, from Middle Low German meister, from Old Saxon mēstar, from Old French maistre, from Latin magister, from Proto-Italic magisteros — big, great.

juustomestari (Finnish): cheesemaker

Definitions

  1. cheesemaker

Ancestry of “juustomestari”, step by step

juustomestari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish mestari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmestarimaster; expert; champion
2Old Swedishmæstare
3Old Norsemeistari
4Middle Low Germanmeister
5Old Saxonmēstar
6Old Frenchmaistremaster; Master; magister
7Latinmagisterteacher; master; a title of the Middle Ages,...
8Proto-Italicmagisterosbigger, greater
9Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂isteros
10Proto-Indo-Europeanméǵh₂sbig, great

via Finnish juusto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjuustocheese
2FrenchBriebrie
3Gaulishbrigahill; fortress
4Proto-Celticbrigāmight, power
5Proto-Indo-European*bʰérǵʰoshill
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂sEvery word from Proto-Indo-European méǵh₂isterosEvery word from Proto-Italic magisteros