Where does “leivänpäällinen” come from?

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

leivänpäällinen (Finnish): sandwich topping, bread topping

Definitions

  1. sandwich topping, bread topping

Ancestry of “leivänpäällinen”, step by step

leivänpäällinen 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 päällinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäällinentopping; covering, cover, spread, jacket; throw
2Finnishinen—
Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaibaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic laipa →Every word from Finnish leipä →