Where does “rasvasuurus” come from?

rasvasuurus (Finnish) comes from Finnish suurus, from Finnish suuri, from Proto-Finnic suuri, from Proto-Germanic stūra-.

rasvasuurus (Finnish): roux mixture of fat (usually butter) and flour used to thicken sauces and stews

Definitions

  1. roux mixture of fat (usually butter) and flour used to thicken sauces and stews

Ancestry of “rasvasuurus”, step by step

rasvasuurus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish suurus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishsuurusSynonym of suuruste
2Finnishsuurilarge; big; great
3Proto-Finnicsuuribig, large
4Proto-Germanicstūra-—

via Finnish rasva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishrasvafat; grease; ointment
2Proto-Finnicrasvafat
Every word from Proto-Germanic stūra- →Every word from Proto-Finnic suuri →Every word from Finnish suuri →