Where does “reikäjuusto” come from?

reikäjuusto (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.

reikäjuusto (Finnish): any cheese with holes, such as Swiss cheese

Definitions

any cheese with holes, such as Swiss cheese

Ancestry of “reikäjuusto”, step by step

reikäjuusto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish juusto

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	juusto	cheese
2	French	Brie	brie
3	Gaulish	briga	hill; fortress
4	Proto-Celtic	brigā	might, power
5	Proto-Indo-European	*bʰérǵʰos	hill
6	Proto-Indo-European	bʰerǵʰ-	to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

via Finnish reikä

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	reikä	hole; puncture; cavity
2	Proto-Finnic	raika	hole
3	Proto-Finnic	rajka	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰos →Every word from Proto-Celtic brigā →