Where does “perunamuusi” come from?

perunamuusi (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.

perunamuusi (Finnish): mashed potatoes

Definitions

  1. mashed potatoes

Ancestry of “perunamuusi”, step by step

perunamuusi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish peruna

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

via Finnish muusi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmuusimashed potatoes; mash
2Swedishmösmash, puree (mass of something mashed)
3Old Frisianmūthmouth
4Proto-West Germanic*munþmouth
5Proto-Germanicmunþazmouth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmen-to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...

Words derived from “perunamuusi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- →Every word from Proto-Germanic erþō →Every word from Old Norse jǫrð →