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Where does “punahomejuusto” come from?

punahomejuusto (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.

punahomejuusto (Finnish): red mold cheese

Definitions

  1. red mold cheese

Ancestry of “punahomejuusto”, step by step

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