Etymology Explorer › FinnishWhere does “perunasurvin” come from? perunasurvin (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.
perunasurvin (Finnish): potato masher, potato pestle
Definitions potato masher, potato pestle Ancestry of “perunasurvin”, step by step perunasurvin 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 survin Step Language Word Meaning 1 Finnish survin pestle 2 Finnish -in Suffix variant for the illative singular, see... 3 Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in — 4 Proto-Uralic -ma —