Where does “leivanuga” come from?

leivanuga (Estonian) comes from Estonian leib, from Proto-Finnic laipa, from Proto-Germanic hlaibaz — bread.

leivanuga (Estonian): bread knife

Definitions

  1. bread knife

Ancestry of “leivanuga”, step by step

leivanuga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian leib

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianleibbread; sandwich
2Proto-Finniclaipabread
3Proto-Germanichlaibazbread

via Estonian nuga

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniannugadagger; knife; blade
Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaibaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic laipa →Every word from Estonian leib →
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