Where does “ketunleipä” come from?
ketunleipä (Finnish) comes from Finnish leipä, from Proto-Finnic laipa, from Proto-Germanic hlaibaz — bread.
ketunleipä (Finnish): wood sorrel
Definitions
- wood sorrel
Ancestry of “ketunleipä”, step by step
ketunleipä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish leipä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | leipä | bread; sandwich; In the game of ducks and drakes,... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | laipa | bread |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hlaibaz | bread |
via Finnish ketun
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ketun | Genitive singular form of kettu; fox's |