Where does “kirnuus” come from?

kirnuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish kirnuta, from Finnish kirnu, from Proto-Germanic kirnijǭ, from Proto-Germanic kernǭ — butter tub; creme.

kirnuus (Finnish): a churnful, a churning amount of cream that fits in a churn, that is churned at once

Definitions

  1. a churnful, a churning amount of cream that fits in a churn, that is churned at once

Ancestry of “kirnuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkirnutaTo churn
2Finnishkirnua churn
3Proto-Germanickirnijǭa churn
4Proto-Germanickernǭbutter tub; creme
Every word from Proto-Germanic kernǭ →Every word from Proto-Germanic kirnijǭ →Every word from Finnish kirnu →