Where does “mehujääpuikko” come from?
mehujääpuikko (Finnish) comes from Finnish mehujää, from Finnish jää, from Proto-Finnic jää, from Proto-Uralic jäŋe — ice.
mehujääpuikko (Finnish): ice pop, popsicle
Definitions
- ice pop, popsicle
Ancestry of “mehujääpuikko”, step by step
mehujääpuikko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish mehujää
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mehujää | frozen juice or flavored water, typically... |
| 2 | Finnish | jää | ice; rock; in the expression on the rocks =... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | jää | ice |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | jäŋe | ice |
via Finnish puikko
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puikko | peg; stick; short for neulepuikko |