Where does “ruislese” come from?

ruislese (Finnish) comes from Finnish ruis, from Proto-Finnic rugis, from Proto-Germanic rugiz, from Proto-Indo-European wrugʰyo- — rye.

ruislese (Finnish): rye bran

Definitions

  1. rye bran

Ancestry of “ruislese”, step by step

ruislese traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ruis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishruisrye
2Proto-Finnicrugisrye
3Proto-Germanicrugizrye
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwrugʰyo-rye

via Finnish lese

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlesebran; Indicative present connegative form of...
2FinnishlestäTo refine grains
3Proto-Germaniclesanąto gather, collect
4Proto-Indo-Europeanles-to gather, to collect
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wrugʰyo- →Every word from Proto-Germanic rugiz →Every word from Proto-Finnic rugis →