Where does “perunaviipale” come from?

perunaviipale (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.

perunaviipale (Finnish): potato slice

Definitions

  1. potato slice

Ancestry of “perunaviipale”, step by step

perunaviipale 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 viipale

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviipalepiece, slice
2Finnishvije-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁er-
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