Where does “eväsleipä” come from?

eväsleipä (Finnish) comes from Finnish eväs, from Proto-Finnic eväs, from Proto-Indo-European yéwos, from Proto-Indo-European yew- — to mix.

eväsleipä (Finnish): a sandwich (made as provisions for a trip, etc.)

Definitions

  1. a sandwich (made as provisions for a trip, etc.)

Ancestry of “eväsleipä”, step by step

eväsleipä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish eväs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisheväsprovisions; Used as modifier in compound terms to...
2Proto-Finniceväsprovisions
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyéwoscereal, grain; barley, spelt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyew-to mix

via Finnish leipä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleipäbread; sandwich; In the game of ducks and drakes,...
2Proto-Finniclaipabread
3Proto-Germanichlaibazbread
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yéwos →Every word from Proto-Finnic eväs →