Where does “kaskiruis” come from?

kaskiruis (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruis, from Proto-Finnic rugis, from Proto-Germanic rugiz, from Proto-Indo-European wrugʰyo- — rye.

kaskiruis (Finnish): any of specific landrace cultivars of rye that were particularly suited for slash-and-burn cultivation, with small grains

Definitions

  1. any of specific landrace cultivars of rye that were particularly suited for slash-and-burn cultivation, with small grains

Ancestry of “kaskiruis”, step by step

kaskiruis traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruisrye
2Proto-Finnicrugisrye
3Proto-Germanicrugizrye
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwrugʰyo-rye

via Finnish kaski

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkaskiBurn-clearing, slash and burn
2Proto-Finnickaskiswidden, slash-and-burned land; copse, especially...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eHs-to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrugʰyo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rugiz →Every word from Proto-Finnic rugis →