Where does “hedelmäkakku” come from?
hedelmäkakku (Finnish) comes from Finnish kakku, from Proto-Germanic kakǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gōg- — round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump.
hedelmäkakku (Finnish): fruitcake
Ancestry of “hedelmäkakku”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kakku | cake; pie; honeycomb |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | kakǭ | cake |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gōg- | round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump |