Where does “mustaherukkahillo” come from?
mustaherukkahillo (Finnish) comes from Finnish mustaherukka, from Finnish herukka, from Finnish herua, from Finnish hera, from Proto-Finnic hera, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
mustaherukkahillo (Finnish): blackcurrant jam
Definitions
- blackcurrant jam
Ancestry of “mustaherukkahillo”, step by step
mustaherukkahillo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish mustaherukka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mustaherukka | blackcurrant |
| 2 | Finnish | herukka | currant |
| 3 | Finnish | herua | To trickle, ooze; To give or cede, especially as... |
| 4 | Finnish | hera | whey; blood serum |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | hera | whey |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |
via Finnish hillo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hillo | jam, jelly; bread |
| 2 | Middle English | hilli | — |
| 3 | German | Hildebrand | — |
| 4 | Old High German | Hiltibrant | and the protagonist of the eponymous Hildebrandslied |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | Hildibrandaz | — |