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Where does “lakritsirousku” come from?

lakritsirousku (Finnish) comes from Finnish lakritsi, from Swedish lakrits, from Late Latin liquiritia, from Ancient Greek γλυκύρριζα, from Ancient Greek γλυκύς, from Proto-Hellenic *dlukús.

lakritsirousku (Finnish): A milk-cap, "Lactarius helvus"

Definitions

  1. A milk-cap, "Lactarius helvus"

Ancestry of “lakritsirousku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlakritsilicorice, liquorice
2Swedishlakritslicorice/liquorice
3Late Latinliquiritia—
4Ancient Greekγλυκύρριζαlicorice
5Ancient Greekγλυκύςsweet
6Proto-Hellenic*dlukús—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *dlukús →