Where does “ketunleipä” come from?
ketunleipä (Finnish) comes from Finnish leipä, from Proto-Finnic laipa, from Proto-Germanic hlaibaz — bread.
ketunleipä (Finnish): wood sorrel
Ancestry of “ketunleipä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | leipä | bread; sandwich; In the game of ducks and drakes,... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | laipa | bread |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hlaibaz | bread |