Where does “käenrieska” come from?

käenrieska (Finnish) comes from Finnish rieska, from Proto-Finnic reeska, from Proto-Balto-Slavic prēˀskas, from Proto-Indo-European preyskos — fresh, unsalted.

käenrieska (Finnish): any plant of the genus Gagea

Definitions

  1. any plant of the genus Gagea

Ancestry of “käenrieska”, step by step

käenrieska traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rieska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishrieskaA traditional thin unleavened bread made from...
2Proto-Finnicreeskaunleavened; fresh
3Proto-Balto-Slavicprēˀskasunleavened, unfermented, unsalted
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreyskosfresh, unsalted

via Finnish käki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkäkicuckoo
2Japanese柿a persimmon, especially the Japanese persimmon;...
3Old Japanese柿—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyskos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic prēˀskas →Every word from Proto-Finnic reeska →
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