Where does “rieskamaa” come from?

rieskamaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish rieska, from Proto-Finnic reeska, from Proto-Balto-Slavic prēˀskas, from Proto-Indo-European preyskos — fresh, unsalted.

rieskamaa (Finnish): a swidden (see slash and burn cultivation) made from a young deciduous forest and burned quickly after slashing (without leaving the slash to dry)

Definitions

  1. a swidden (see slash and burn cultivation) made from a young deciduous forest and burned quickly after slashing (without leaving the slash to dry)

Ancestry of “rieskamaa”, step by step

rieskamaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish rieska

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishrieskaA traditional thin unleavened bread made from...
2Proto-Finnicreeskaunleavened; fresh
3Proto-Balto-Slavicprēˀskasunleavened, unfermented, unsalted
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpreyskosfresh, unsalted

via Finnish mää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmääbaa; I
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyskos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic prēˀskas →Every word from Proto-Finnic reeska →