Where does “leikkopapu” come from?

leikkopapu (Finnish) comes from Finnish papu, from Proto-Finnic papu, from Proto-Slavic bobъ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰabʰ- — bean.

leikkopapu (Finnish): haricot bean

Definitions

  1. haricot bean

Ancestry of “leikkopapu”, step by step

leikkopapu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish papu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpapubean; common bean; muscle, especially the biceps
2Proto-Finnicpapubean
3Proto-Slavicbobъbean, fava bean
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰabʰ-bean

via Finnish leikata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleikatato cut; to incise; to mow
2Proto-Finnicleik'at'akto cut
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰabʰ- →Every word from Proto-Slavic bobъ →Every word from Proto-Finnic papu →