Where does “raejuusto” come from?

raejuusto (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.

raejuusto (Finnish): a Finnish fresh cheese similar to cottage cheese;...

Definitions

  1. a Finnish fresh cheese similar to cottage cheese;...

Ancestry of “raejuusto”, step by step

raejuusto 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 rae

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishraehailstone, hail; grain
2Proto-Finnicragehhail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰos →Every word from Proto-Celtic brigā →