Where does “juusto” come from?

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

juusto (Proto-Finnic): cheese

Definitions

  1. cheese

Ancestry of “juusto”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicjustazcheese
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyaus-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyew(ǝ)-to blend, mix , knead

Words derived from “juusto”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yew(ǝ)- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yaus- →Every word from Proto-Germanic justaz →