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Where does “perunalastu” come from?

perunalastu (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.

perunalastu (Finnish): potato chip , potato crisp

Definitions

  1. potato chip , potato crisp

Ancestry of “perunalastu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishperunapotato, "Solanum tuberosum"
2Swedishjordpäronpotato
3Swedishjordearth, soil; a rock- or sand-based unconsolidated...
4Old Swedishiorþearth, land
5Old Norsejǫrðearth
6Proto-Germanicerþōearth
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁er-earth
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