Where does “pehmojäätelö” come from?

pehmojäätelö (Finnish) comes from Finnish jäätelö, from English ice cream, from English iced cream — Dated form of ice cream.

pehmojäätelö (Finnish): soft serve, soft ice cream

Definitions

  1. soft serve, soft ice cream

Ancestry of “pehmojäätelö”, step by step

pehmojäätelö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jäätelö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjäätelöice cream
2Englishice creamA dessert made from frozen sweetened cream or a...
3Englishiced creamDated form of ice cream

via Finnish pehmo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpehmosofty; When used as modifier in a compound term,...
2Finnishpehmeäsoft; silky; smooth
3Proto-Finnicpehmedäsoft
Every word from English iced creamEvery word from English ice creamEvery word from Finnish jäätelö
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