Where does “punaherukkamehu” come from?

punaherukkamehu (Finnish) comes from Finnish punaherukka, from Finnish herukka, from Finnish herua, from Finnish hera, from Proto-Finnic hera, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.

punaherukkamehu (Finnish): red currant juice

Definitions

  1. red currant juice

Ancestry of “punaherukkamehu”, step by step

punaherukkamehu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish punaherukka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpunaherukkared currant
2Finnishherukkacurrant
3FinnishheruaTo trickle, ooze; To give or cede, especially as...
4Finnishherawhey; blood serum
5Proto-Finnicherawhey
6Proto-Indo-Europeanser-to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together

via Finnish mehu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmehujuice; cordial
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ser-Every word from Proto-Finnic heraEvery word from Finnish hera