Where does “maitorupi” come from?

maitorupi (Finnish) comes from Finnish rupi, from Proto-Finnic rupi, from Proto-Germanic hreubaz, from Proto-Indo-European kreup- — scab, crust.

maitorupi (Finnish): milk crust, cradle cap, crusta lactea, milk scall

Definitions

  1. milk crust, cradle cap, crusta lactea, milk scall

Ancestry of “maitorupi”, step by step

maitorupi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rupi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrupiscab; eschar
2Proto-Finnicrupiscab
3Proto-Germanichreubazrough, crusty, scabby
4Proto-Indo-Europeankreup-scab, crust

via Finnish maito

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmaitomilk; milk, non-dairy milk, plant milk
2Proto-Finnicmaitomilk
3Proto-Uralicmajδ̕ɜ—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kreup- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hreubaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic rupi →