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Where does “kutunjuusto” come from?

kutunjuusto (Finnish) comes from Finnish juusto, from French Brie, from Gaulish briga, from Proto-Celtic brigā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

kutunjuusto (Finnish): goat cheese

Definitions

  1. goat cheese

Ancestry of “kutunjuusto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjuustocheese
2FrenchBrie—
3Gaulishbrigahill; fortress
4Proto-Celticbrigāmight, power
5Proto-Indo-European*bʰérǵʰos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain
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