Where does “kiisseli” come from?

kiisseli (Finnish) comes from Russian кисе́ль, from Old East Slavic кысель, from Proto-Slavic kyselь, from Proto-Slavic kysnǫti — to become/get wet; to become/turn sour.

kiisseli (Finnish): kisel, kissel; custard, fool

Definitions

  1. kisel, kissel; custard, fool

Ancestry of “kiisseli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianкисе́льkisel, kissel (a popular jellied dessert made by cooking berry juice or other fruit juice with milk, flour and oatmeal, thickened with starch)
2Old East Slavicкысель—
3Proto-Slavickyselь—
4Proto-Slavickysnǫtito become/get wet; to become/turn sour

Words derived from “kiisseli”

Every word from Proto-Slavic kysnǫti →Every word from Proto-Slavic kyselь →Every word from Old East Slavic кысель →