Where does “voirousku” come from?
voirousku (Finnish) comes from Finnish rousku, from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.
voirousku (Finnish): A milk-cap, "Lactarius scrobiculatus"
Definitions
- A milk-cap, "Lactarius scrobiculatus"
Ancestry of “voirousku”, step by step
voirousku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish rousku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rousku | A milk-cap |
| 2 | Finnish | -u | Forms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -u | Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns |
via Finnish voi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | voi | butter; oh; third-person singular indicative... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | voi | butter; oh, woe |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | waje | fat |
Words derived from “voirousku”