Where does “maitorahka” come from?

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

maitorahka (Finnish): quark made from milk; milk curd

Definitions

  1. quark made from milk; milk curd

Ancestry of “maitorahka”, step by step

maitorahka 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 rahka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrahkaquark; curd
2Proto-Finnicrahkaquark (soft creamy cheese)
Every word from Proto-Uralic majδ̕ɜ →Every word from Proto-Finnic maito →Every word from Finnish maito →