Where does “jyvästö” come from?
jyvästö (Finnish) comes from Finnish jyvä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *jüvä, from Proto-Uralic jewä, from Proto-Indo-European yéwos, from Proto-Indo-European yew- — to mix.
jyvästö (Finnish): cooperative granary, municipal granary
Definitions
- cooperative granary, municipal granary
Ancestry of “jyvästö”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jyvä | grain, kernel, corn; caryopsis; achene |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *jüvä | — |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | jewä | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | yéwos | cereal, grain; barley, spelt |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yew- | to mix |