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Where does “hunajakakku” come from?

hunajakakku (Finnish) comes from Finnish hunaja, from Old Swedish hunagh, from Old Norse hunag, from Proto-Germanic *hunagą, from Proto-Germanic hunangą, from Proto-Indo-European kn̥h₂onk-o-s, from Proto-Indo-European kn̥h₂ónks — honey.

hunajakakku (Finnish): honey cake

Definitions

  1. honey cake

Ancestry of “hunajakakku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhunajahoney
2Old Swedishhunagh—
3Old Norsehunag—
4Proto-Germanic*hunagą—
5Proto-GermanichunangąAlternative form of *hunagą
6Proto-Indo-Europeankn̥h₂onk-o-s—
7Proto-Indo-Europeankn̥h₂ónkshoney
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