Where does “lehtitaikinalevy” come from?
lehtitaikinalevy (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.
lehtitaikinalevy (Finnish): puff pastry (dough) sheet, puff pastry (dough) leaf
Definitions
- puff pastry (dough) sheet, puff pastry (dough) leaf
Ancestry of “lehtitaikinalevy”, step by step
lehtitaikinalevy traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lehtitaikina
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lehtitaikina | puff pastry dough |
| 2 | Finnish | taikina | dough, paste, pastry; batter |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | taikina | dough |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | daigaz | soft; that which is formed or kneaded; dough |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *dʰóyǵʰos | something that is kneaded, formed |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰeyǵʰ- | to knead; to form, to shape |