Where does “misokeitto” come from?

misokeitto (Finnish) comes from Finnish keitto, from Finnish keittää, from Proto-Uralic keje-.

misokeitto (Finnish): miso soup

Definitions

  1. miso soup

Ancestry of “misokeitto”, step by step

misokeitto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish keitto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkeittosoup; boiling; booze
2FinnishkeittääTo boil; to boil over; To cook; To cook up
3Proto-Uralickeje-—

via Finnish miso

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmisomiso
2Old Japaneseみそ—
3Proto-Japonicminsə—
Every word from Proto-Uralic keje- →Every word from Finnish keittää →Every word from Finnish keitto →