Where does “kinuskikakku” come from?

kinuskikakku (Finnish) comes from Finnish kinuski, from Russian тянучка, from Russian -ка, from Proto-Slavic -ьka, from Proto-Balto-Slavic -ikaʔ, from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂.

kinuskikakku (Finnish): Russian candy cake, caramel cake

Definitions

  1. Russian candy cake, caramel cake

Ancestry of “kinuskikakku”, step by step

kinuskikakku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kinuski

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishkinuskiRussian candy, Russian chocolate; a kind of fudge...
2Russianтянучкаsticky soft candy/sweet (originally made from milk and sugar)
3Russian-каnow, just
4Proto-Slavic-ьka—
5Proto-Balto-Slavic-ikaʔ—
6Proto-Indo-European-ikeh₂—

via Finnish kakku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkakkucake; pie; honeycomb
2Proto-Germanickakǭcake
3Proto-Indo-Europeangōg-round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ikeh₂ →Every word from Russian -ка →Every word from Proto-Slavic -ьka →