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Where does “lehtitaikinaleivonnainen” come from?

lehtitaikinaleivonnainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish lehtitaikina, from Finnish taikina, from Proto-Finnic taikina, from Proto-Germanic daigaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰóyǵʰos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.

lehtitaikinaleivonnainen (Finnish): puff pastry

Definitions

  1. puff pastry

Ancestry of “lehtitaikinaleivonnainen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlehtitaikinapuff pastry dough
2Finnishtaikinadough, paste, pastry; batter
3Proto-Finnictaikinadough
4Proto-Germanicdaigazsoft; that which is formed or kneaded; dough
5Proto-Indo-European*dʰóyǵʰos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyǵʰ-to knead; to form, to shape
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