Where does “tärkkelyssiirappi” come from?

tärkkelyssiirappi (Finnish) comes from Finnish tärkkelys, from Finnish tarkka, from Swedish stärk, from Old Swedish starker, from Old Norse sterkr, from Proto-Germanic starkuz, from Proto-Germanic sterkaną, from Proto-Indo-European sterg- — rigid, stiff; to love.

tärkkelyssiirappi (Finnish): starch syrup, glucose syrup

Definitions

  1. starch syrup, glucose syrup

Ancestry of “tärkkelyssiirappi”, step by step

tärkkelyssiirappi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tärkkelys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtärkkelysstarch
2Finnishtarkkaaccurate, exact, precise; particular, pedantic,...
3Swedishstärkstrong
4Old Swedishstarkerstiff, rigid; steady; strong
5Old Norsesterkrstrong
6Proto-Germanicstarkuzstiff; rigid; strong
7Proto-Germanicsterkanąto become stiff, stiffen
8Proto-Indo-Europeansterg-rigid, stiff; to love

via Finnish siirappi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiirappisyrup
2Swedishsirapsyrup (generally, but usually made from beet and/or cane sugar unless qualified)
3Middle Low Germansirop
4Latinsirupus
5Arabicشَرَابwine, beverage; beverage; a drink, beverage,...
6Arabicشَرِبَto drink
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sterg-Every word from Proto-Germanic sterkanąEvery word from Proto-Germanic starkuz