Where does “korppujauho” come from?

korppujauho (Finnish) comes from Finnish korppu, from Swedish skorpa — rusk.

korppujauho (Finnish): breadcrumbs tiny pieces of bread ground fine and used as an ingredient in cooking

Definitions

  1. breadcrumbs tiny pieces of bread ground fine and used as an ingredient in cooking

Ancestry of “korppujauho”, step by step

korppujauho traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish korppu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorppurusk, cracker; 3½-inch floppy
2Swedishskorparusk

via Finnish jauho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjauhoflour
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*jauho—

Words derived from “korppujauho”

Every word from Swedish skorpa →Every word from Finnish korppu →