Where does “mustikkamehu” come from?
mustikkamehu (Finnish) comes from Finnish mehu, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.
mustikkamehu (Finnish): bilberry juice, blueberry juice
Definitions
- bilberry juice, blueberry juice
Ancestry of “mustikkamehu”, step by step
mustikkamehu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish mehu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mehu | juice; cordial |
| 2 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |
via Finnish mustikka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | mustikka | bilberry, "Vaccinium myrtillus"; a common shrub... |
| 2 | Finnish | musta | black; black horse; Elative singular form of... |
| 3 | Finnish | -ntää | Front vowel variant of -ntaa |