Where does “lihaperunalaatikko” come from?

lihaperunalaatikko (Finnish) comes from Finnish peruna, from Swedish jordpäron, from Swedish jord, from Old Swedish iorþ, from Old Norse jǫrð, from Proto-Germanic erþō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.

lihaperunalaatikko (Finnish): meat-and-potato casserole casserole made with minced or chopped meat and sliced potatoes

Definitions

  1. meat-and-potato casserole casserole made with minced or chopped meat and sliced potatoes

Ancestry of “lihaperunalaatikko”, step by step

lihaperunalaatikko traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish peruna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishperunapotato, "Solanum tuberosum"
2Swedishjordpäronpotato
3Swedishjordearth, soil; a rock- or sand-based unconsolidated...
4Old Swedishiorþearth, land
5Old Norsejǫrðearth
6Proto-Germanicerþōearth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth

via Finnish laatikko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaatikkobox; drawer; casserole
2Old Swedishladhika
3Proto-Germanichlaþōdrawer

via Finnish liha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlihameat; flesh
2Proto-Finniclihameat
3Proto-Finniclišaaddition, increase
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er-
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