Where does “maitojaloste” come from?

maitojaloste (Finnish) comes from Finnish maito, from Proto-Finnic maito, from Proto-Uralic majδ̕ɜ.

maitojaloste (Finnish): derivative of milk, milk product, dairy product

Definitions

  1. derivative of milk, milk product, dairy product

Ancestry of “maitojaloste”, step by step

maitojaloste traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish maito

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmaitomilk; milk, non-dairy milk, plant milk
2Proto-Finnicmaitomilk
3Proto-Uralicmajδ̕ɜ—

via Finnish jaloste

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishjalosteAny material, but especially a foodstuff,...
2FinnishjalostaaTo refine; To selectively breed
3Finnishjalonoble; fine, refined
Every word from Proto-Uralic majδ̕ɜ →Every word from Proto-Finnic maito →Every word from Finnish maito →