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Where does “kakku” come from?

kakku (Finnish) comes from Proto-Germanic kakǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gōg- — round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump.

kakku (Finnish): cake; pie; honeycomb

Definitions

  1. cake; pie; honeycomb

Ancestry of “kakku”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickakǭcake
2Proto-Indo-Europeangōg-round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump

Words derived from “kakku”

  • suklaakakku
  • keikauskakku
  • mutakakku
  • pannari
  • kuivakakku
  • bostonkakku
  • kuppikakku
  • sifonkikakku
  • hedelmäkakku
  • täytekakku
  • hunajakakku
  • loppiaiskakku
  • soijakakku
  • sokerikakku
  • kermakakku
  • pannukakku
  • kakkupala
  • kakkuvuoka
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