Where does “leivänmuru” come from?
leivänmuru (Finnish) comes from Finnish muru, from Finnish murtaa, from Proto-Finnic murtadak, from Proto-Uralic mura- — break.
leivänmuru (Finnish): breadcrumb; In plural also breadcrumbs
Definitions
- breadcrumb; In plural also breadcrumbs
Ancestry of “leivänmuru”, step by step
leivänmuru traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish muru
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | muru | A crumb; A very small amount of something, a jot,... |
| 2 | Finnish | murtaa | to break; Of a bone, to cause to crack under... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | murtadak | to break |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | mura- | break |
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 |
Words derived from “leivänmuru”