Where does “leipäjauho” come from?

leipäjauho (Finnish) comes from Finnish leipä, from Proto-Finnic laipa, from Proto-Germanic hlaibaz — bread.

Ancestry of “leipäjauho”, step by step

leipäjauho traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish leipä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleipäbread; sandwich; In the game of ducks and drakes,...
2Proto-Finniclaipabread
3Proto-Germanichlaibazbread

via Finnish jauho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjauhoflour
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*jauho—
Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaibaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic laipa →Every word from Finnish leipä →