Where does “maissipuuro” come from?

maissipuuro (Finnish) comes from Finnish maissi, from Swedish majs, from Spanish maíz, from Taíno mahís, from Proto-Arawakan marikɨ.

maissipuuro (Finnish): maize porridge, corn porridge

Definitions

  1. maize porridge, corn porridge

Ancestry of “maissipuuro”, step by step

maissipuuro traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish maissi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmaissimaize, corn
2Swedishmajsmaize, corn
3Spanishmaízcorn, maize
4Taínomahís—
5Proto-Arawakanmarikɨ—

via Finnish puuro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuuroporridge
2Proto-Finnicputroporridge
Every word from Proto-Arawakan marikɨ →Every word from Taíno mahís →Every word from Spanish maíz →