Where does “korinttikakku” come from?

korinttikakku (Finnish) comes from Finnish Korintti, from Latin Corinthus, from Ancient Greek Κόρινθος, from Undetermined kar — point, peak; stone, hard.

korinttikakku (Finnish): currant cake, currant bread pastry with currants, or small dried grapes

Definitions

  1. currant cake, currant bread pastry with currants, or small dried grapes

Ancestry of “korinttikakku”, step by step

korinttikakku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Korintti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKorintticurrant small dried grape
2LatinCorinthusCorinth
3Ancient GreekΚόρινθοςCorinth
4Undeterminedkarpoint, peak; stone, hard

via Finnish kakku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkakkucake; pie; honeycomb
2Proto-Germanickakǭcake
3Proto-Indo-Europeangōg-round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump
Every word from Undetermined karEvery word from Ancient Greek ΚόρινθοςEvery word from Latin Corinthus
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