Where does “piimäjuusto” come from?

piimäjuusto (Finnish) comes from Finnish juusto, from French Brie, from Gaulish briga, from Proto-Celtic brigā, from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

piimäjuusto (Finnish): a type of soft cheese made from soured milk, non-soured milk, eggs and salt; often eaten directly

Definitions

  1. a type of soft cheese made from soured milk, non-soured milk, eggs and salt; often eaten directly

Ancestry of “piimäjuusto”, step by step

piimäjuusto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish juusto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjuustocheese
2FrenchBriebrie
3Gaulishbrigahill; fortress
4Proto-Celticbrigāmight, power
5Proto-Indo-European*bʰérǵʰoshill
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

via Finnish piimä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpiimäsoured milk, cultured milk, buttermilk
2Proto-Finnicpiimämilk
3Proto-Finno-Ugricpejmä—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰos →Every word from Proto-Celtic brigā →