Where does “viinihiiva” come from?

viinihiiva (Finnish) comes from Finnish viini, from Swedish vin, from Old Norse vín, from Proto-Germanic wīną, from Latin vīnum, from Proto-Italic wīnom, from Proto-Indo-European wóyh₁nom, from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y- — to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

viinihiiva (Finnish): wine yeast

Definitions

  1. wine yeast

Ancestry of “viinihiiva”, step by step

viinihiiva traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish viini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviiniwine; quiver
2Swedishvina wine
3Old Norsevínwine
4Proto-Germanicwīnąwine
5Latinvīnumwine
6Proto-Italicwīnomwine
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwóyh₁nomwine; vine, wine
8Proto-Indo-Europeanweh₁y-to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,...

via Finnish hiiva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhiivayeast
2Proto-Finnichiivayeast
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weh₁y-Every word from Proto-Indo-European wóyh₁nomEvery word from Proto-Italic wīnom
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