Where does “leipälimppu” come from?

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

leipälimppu (Finnish): loaf of bread

Definitions

  1. loaf of bread

Ancestry of “leipälimppu”, step by step

leipälimppu 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 limppu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlimppuround loaf of bread
2Swedishlimpaloaf of bread; a carton; a roll
Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaibaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic laipa →Every word from Finnish leipä →