Where does “juustoviipale” come from?

juustoviipale (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.

juustoviipale (Finnish): slice of cheese

Definitions

  1. slice of cheese

Ancestry of “juustoviipale”, step by step

juustoviipale 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 viipale

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviipalepiece, slice
2Finnishvije-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- →