Where does “leipävilja” come from?
leipävilja (Finnish) comes from Finnish leipä, from Proto-Finnic laipa, from Proto-Germanic hlaibaz — bread.
leipävilja (Finnish): breadcorn
Ancestry of “leipävilja”, step by step
leipävilja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish leipä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | leipä | bread; sandwich; In the game of ducks and drakes,... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | laipa | bread |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hlaibaz | bread |
via Finnish Vilja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Vilja | grain, cereal, corn type of grass cultivated for its edible grains |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | vilja | grain, cereal; abundance, plenty |
Words derived from “leipävilja”