Where does “berliininmunkki” come from?

berliininmunkki (Finnish) comes from Finnish munkki, from Swedish munk — monk; donut; deep-fried piece of dough.

berliininmunkki (Finnish): a round jelly/jam doughnut glazed with pink sugar...

Definitions

  1. a round jelly/jam doughnut glazed with pink sugar...

Ancestry of “berliininmunkki”, step by step

berliininmunkki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish munkki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmunkkimonk; doughnut/donut; luck, fluke
2Swedishmunkmonk; donut; deep-fried piece of dough

via Finnish Berliini

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishBerliini—
2GermanBerlinBerlin federal government of Germany
Every word from Swedish munk →Every word from Finnish munkki →