Where does “ambrosiakakku” come from?

ambrosiakakku (Finnish) comes from Finnish kakku, from Proto-Germanic kakǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gōg- — round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump.

ambrosiakakku (Finnish): cake with frosting and candied orange peel

Definitions

  1. cake with frosting and candied orange peel

Ancestry of “ambrosiakakku”, step by step

ambrosiakakku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kakku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkakkucake; pie; honeycomb
2Proto-Germanickakǭcake
3Proto-Indo-Europeangōg-round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump

via Finnish ambrosia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishambrosiaambrosia
2taxonomic nameAmbrosia—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gōg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kakǭ →Every word from Finnish kakku →