Where does “papukeitto” come from?
papukeitto (Finnish) comes from Finnish papu, from Proto-Finnic papu, from Proto-Slavic bobъ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰabʰ- — bean.
papukeitto (Finnish): bean soup
Ancestry of “papukeitto”, step by step
papukeitto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish papu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | papu | bean; common bean; muscle, especially the biceps |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | papu | bean |
| 3 | Proto-Slavic | bobъ | bean, fava bean |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰabʰ- | bean |
via Finnish keitto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | keitto | soup; boiling; booze |
| 2 | Finnish | keittää | To boil; to boil over; To cook; To cook up |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | keje- | — |