Where does “kakkulapio” come from?

kakkulapio (Finnish) comes from Finnish lapio, from Proto-Finnic lapida, from Proto-Germanic laukaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewg- — to bend.

kakkulapio (Finnish): cake server, cake slice tool which is used to serve cake

Definitions

  1. cake server, cake slice tool which is used to serve cake

Ancestry of “kakkulapio”, step by step

kakkulapio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lapio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlapioshovel; spade
2Proto-Finniclapidashovel; spade
3Proto-Germaniclaukazleek
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewg-to bend

via Finnish kakku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkakkucake; pie; honeycomb
2Proto-Germanickakǭcake
3Proto-Indo-Europeangōg-round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laukaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic lapida →