Where does “juusso” come from?

juusso (Ingrian) comes from Proto-Finnic juusto, from Proto-Germanic justaz, from Proto-Indo-European yaus-, from Proto-Indo-European yew(ǝ)- — to blend, mix , knead.

juusso (Ingrian): cheese

Definitions

  1. cheese

Ancestry of “juusso”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicjuustocheese
2Proto-Germanicjustazcheese
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyaus-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyew(ǝ)-to blend, mix , knead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yew(ǝ)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yaus- →Every word from Proto-Germanic justaz →