Where does “ruiskorppujauho” come from?
ruiskorppujauho (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruis, from Proto-Finnic rugis, from Proto-Germanic rugiz, from Proto-Indo-European wrugʰyo- — rye.
ruiskorppujauho (Finnish): rye breadcrumbs
Definitions
- rye breadcrumbs
Ancestry of “ruiskorppujauho”, step by step
ruiskorppujauho traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ruis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ruis | rye |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | rugis | rye |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | rugiz | rye |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wrugʰyo- | rye |
via Finnish korppujauho
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | korppujauho | breadcrumbs tiny pieces of bread ground fine and used as an ingredient in cooking |
| 2 | Finnish | korppu | rusk, cracker; 3½-inch floppy |
| 3 | Swedish | skorpa | rusk |