Where does “soijajuusto” come from?

soijajuusto (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.

soijajuusto (Finnish): soy cheese

Definitions

  1. soy cheese

Ancestry of “soijajuusto”, step by step

soijajuusto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish juusto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjuustocheese
2FrenchBriebrie
3Gaulishbrigahill; fortress
4Proto-Celticbrigāmight, power
5Proto-Indo-European*bʰérǵʰoshill
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

via Finnish soija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsoijasoy/soya; soy sauce; sweat
2Dutchsojasoy
3Japaneseそい醤油 soy sauce
4Japanese醤油soy sauce
5Middle Chinese醬油—
6Middle Chinese醬bean paste
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European *bʰérǵʰos →Every word from Proto-Celtic brigā →