Where does “leivänpäällys” come from?

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

leivänpäällys (Finnish): bread topping

Definitions

  1. bread topping

Ancestry of “leivänpäällys”, step by step

leivänpäällys 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 päällys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäällystop, cover, overlay
2Finnishus-ing
Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaibaz →