Etymology Explorer › FinnishWhere does “paistinperuna” come from? paistinperuna (Finnish) comes from Finnish peruna, from Swedish jordpäron, from Swedish jord, from Old Swedish iorþ, from Old Norse jǫrð, from Proto-Germanic erþō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.
paistinperuna (Finnish): fried potato, pan-fried potato
Definitions fried potato, pan-fried potato Ancestry of “paistinperuna”, step by step paistinperuna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish peruna Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish peruna potato, "Solanum tuberosum" 2 Swedish jordpäron potato 3 Swedish jord earth, soil; a rock- or sand-based unconsolidated... 4 Old Swedish iorþ earth, land 5 Old Norse jǫrð earth 6 Proto-Germanic erþō earth 7 Proto-Indo-European h₁er- earth
via Finnish paistin Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish paistin a tool for frying, grilling, roasting; Genitive... 2 Finnish -in Suffix variant for the illative singular, see... 3 Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in — 4 Proto-Uralic -ma —