Where does “rõõskõ” come from?

rõõskõ (Votic) comes from Proto-Finnic reeska, from Proto-Balto-Slavic prēˀskas, from Proto-Indo-European preyskos — fresh, unsalted.

rõõskõ (Votic): fresh

Definitions

  1. fresh

Ancestry of “rõõskõ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicreeskaunleavened; fresh
2Proto-Balto-Slavicprēˀskasunleavened, unfermented, unsalted
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpreyskosfresh, unsalted
Every word from Proto-Indo-European preyskos →Every word from Proto-Balto-Slavic prēˀskas →Every word from Proto-Finnic reeska →