Where does “kennokakku” come from?

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

kennokakku (Finnish): honeycomb, especially one full of honey at the time of harvest

Definitions

  1. honeycomb, especially one full of honey at the time of harvest

Ancestry of “kennokakku”, step by step

kennokakku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kakku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkakkucake; pie; honeycomb
2Proto-Germanickakǭcake
3Proto-Indo-Europeangōg-round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump

via Finnish kenno

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkennohoneycomb, a cell in a honeycomb; cell; Short for...
2Proto-Finnickenno—
3Proto-Germanichennǭ—
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