Where does “tikkuperuna” come from?
tikkuperuna (Finnish) comes from Finnish peruna, from Swedish jordpäron, from Swedish jord, from Old Swedish iorþ, from Old Norse jǫrð, from Proto-Germanic erþō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁er- — earth.
tikkuperuna (Finnish): shoestring fry very thinly cut french fry
Definitions
- shoestring fry very thinly cut french fry
Ancestry of “tikkuperuna”, step by step
tikkuperuna traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish peruna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | peruna | potato, "Solanum tuberosum" |
| 2 | Swedish | jordpäron | potato |
| 3 | Swedish | jord | earth, soil; a rock- or sand-based unconsolidated... |
| 4 | Old Swedish | iorþ | earth, land |
| 5 | Old Norse | jǫrð | earth |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | erþō | earth |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁er- | earth |
via Finnish tikku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tikku | splinter; sliver; chip |
| 2 | Swedish | sticka | a splinter; a knitting needle; to knit |
| 3 | Czech | -ka | Appended to words to create a feminine version of... |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | -ъka | Denominal, forms diminutives; Deadjectival,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -kos | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |