Where does “karjalanpaisti” come from?

karjalanpaisti (Finnish) comes from Finnish Karjala, from Finnish karja, from Proto-Germanic harjaz, from Proto-Indo-European kóryos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

karjalanpaisti (Finnish): Karelian stew, Karelian hot pot cubed meat cooked slowly in a pot with onions, salt, pepper and bay leaf

Definitions

  1. Karelian stew, Karelian hot pot cubed meat cooked slowly in a pot with onions, salt, pepper and bay leaf

Ancestry of “karjalanpaisti”, step by step

karjalanpaisti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Karjala

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKarjalaKarelia
2Finnishkarjacattle domesticated bovine animals sometimes with a specifier
3Proto-Germanicharjazarmy; army leader; commander; warrior
4Proto-Indo-Europeankóryoswar; troops; army; war, troops
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
6Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
7Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via Finnish paisti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpaistiround; leg; ham, leg
2Finnishpaistaato fry; to grill, barbecue; to braise
3Proto-Finnicpaistadakto shine; to bake, to roast, to fry
4Proto-Finnicpaa-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →