Where does “leipäjuusto” come from?

leipäjuusto (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.

leipäjuusto (Finnish): Cheese curd processed into flat bread-like cakes,...

Definitions

  1. Cheese curd processed into flat bread-like cakes,...

Ancestry of “leipäjuusto”, step by step

leipäjuusto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish juusto

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

via Finnish leipä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleipäbread; sandwich; In the game of ducks and drakes,...
2Proto-Finniclaipabread
3Proto-Germanichlaibazbread
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰos →Every word from Proto-Celtic brigā →