Where does “juustotanko” come from?
juustotanko (Finnish) comes from Finnish tanko, from Old Swedish stang, from Old Norse stǫng, from Latin stancus, from Latin stānticus, from Latin stāns, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō.
juustotanko (Finnish): cheese roll baked good made of butter dough and cheese and shaped into rolls, consumed as snack or party food
Definitions
- cheese roll baked good made of butter dough and cheese and shaped into rolls, consumed as snack or party food
Ancestry of “juustotanko”, step by step
juustotanko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tanko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tanko | rod, bar, pole, staff; barre; billet |
| 2 | Old Swedish | stang | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | stǫng | staff, pole; standard-pole |
| 4 | Latin | stancus | — |
| 5 | Latin | stānticus | tired |
| 6 | Latin | stāns | standing |
| 7 | Latin | stō | to stand |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |