Where does “keikauskakku” come from?

keikauskakku (Finnish) comes from Finnish keikaus, from Finnish keikahtaa, from Finnish ahtaa, from Proto-Finnic aktadak, from Proto-Uralic ëkta- — to hang up.

keikauskakku (Finnish): upside-down cake

Definitions

  1. upside-down cake

Ancestry of “keikauskakku”, step by step

keikauskakku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish keikaus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkeikausSynonym of keikahdus
2FinnishkeikahtaaTo tip over
3Finnishahtaato cram, stuff, fill, pack full; to supercharge;...
4Proto-Finnicaktadakto hang up, especially traps; grain to dry in a...
5Proto-Uralicëkta-to hang up

via Finnish kakku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkakkucake; pie; honeycomb
2Proto-Germanickakǭcake
3Proto-Indo-Europeangōg-round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump
Every word from Proto-Uralic ëkta- →Every word from Proto-Finnic aktadak →Every word from Finnish ahtaa →
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