Where does “leivänmurunen” come from?
leivänmurunen (Finnish) comes from Finnish leivänmuru, from Finnish muru, from Finnish murtaa, from Proto-Finnic murtadak, from Proto-Uralic mura- — break.
leivänmurunen (Finnish): Diminutive of leivänmuru; breadcrumb
Definitions
- Diminutive of leivänmuru; breadcrumb
Ancestry of “leivänmurunen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | leivänmuru | breadcrumb; In plural also breadcrumbs |
| 2 | Finnish | muru | A crumb; A very small amount of something, a jot,... |
| 3 | Finnish | murtaa | to break; Of a bone, to cause to crack under... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | murtadak | to break |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | mura- | break |