Where does “pippurijuusto” come from?

pippurijuusto (Finnish) comes from Finnish pippuri, from Old Swedish pipar, from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι, from Sanskrit पिप्पलि, from Sanskrit पिप्पल — berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...

pippurijuusto (Finnish): pepper cheese

Definitions

  1. pepper cheese

Ancestry of “pippurijuusto”, step by step

pippurijuusto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pippuri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpippuripepper; pepper, chili
2Old Swedishpipar
3Latinpiperpepper
4Ancient Greekπέπεριpepper; black pepper
5Sanskritपिप्पलिberry; peppercorn; long pepper
6Sanskritपिप्पलberry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...

via Finnish juusto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjuustocheese
2FrenchBriebrie
3Gaulishbrigahill; fortress
4Proto-Celticbrigāmight, power
5Proto-Indo-European*bʰérǵʰoshill
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain
Every word from Sanskrit पिप्पलEvery word from Sanskrit पिप्पलिEvery word from Ancient Greek πέπερι
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