Where does “vaahtolasi” come from?

vaahtolasi (Finnish) comes from Finnish lasi, from Swedish glas, from Old Swedish glas, from Middle Low German glas, from Old Saxon glas, from Proto-West Germanic glas, from Proto-Germanic glasą, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- — to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

vaahtolasi (Finnish): foam glass

Definitions

  1. foam glass

Ancestry of “vaahtolasi”, step by step

vaahtolasi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lasi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlasiglass; bells; ice
2Swedishglasglass
3Old Swedishglas—
4Middle Low Germanglasglass
5Old Saxonglasglass
6Proto-West Germanicglasglass
7Proto-Germanicglasąglass
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰel-to shine, glimmer, glow; to shimmer, gleam;...

via Finnish vaahto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaahtofoam; head; mousse
2Proto-Finnicvaktofoam
3Proto-Germanicþwahtuzwashing, laundry
4Proto-Germanic-þuzForms result nouns from verb roots, usually from...
5Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰel- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glasą →Every word from Proto-West Germanic glas →