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

hunajakakku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hunaja

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

via Finnish kakku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkakkucake; pie; honeycomb
2Proto-Germanickakǭcake
3Proto-Indo-Europeangōg-round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kn̥h₂ónksEvery word from Proto-Indo-European kn̥h₂onk-o-sEvery word from Proto-Germanic hunangą
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