Where does “leipävarras” come from?

leipävarras (Finnish) comes from Finnish varras, from Proto-Finnic vardas, from Proto-Finnic varci, from Proto-Finno-Permic warte.

leipävarras (Finnish): horizontal rod (traditionally used) for drying and storing bread

Definitions

  1. horizontal rod (traditionally used) for drying and storing bread

Ancestry of “leipävarras”, step by step

leipävarras traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish varras

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvarrasrotisserie, skewer; skewer, skewered dish;...
2Proto-Finnicvardasrod, pole used for hanging or piercing
3Proto-Finnicvarcistalk of a plant
4Proto-Finno-Permicwarte—

via Finnish leipä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleipäbread; sandwich; In the game of ducks and drakes,...
2Proto-Finniclaipabread
3Proto-Germanichlaibazbread
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic warte →Every word from Proto-Finnic varci →Every word from Proto-Finnic vardas →