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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

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