Where does “leivoslapio” come from?

leivoslapio (Finnish) comes from Finnish lapio, from Proto-Finnic lapida, from Proto-Germanic laukaz, from Proto-Indo-European lewg- — to bend.

leivoslapio (Finnish): pastry server, cake server tool

Definitions

  1. pastry server, cake server tool

Ancestry of “leivoslapio”, step by step

leivoslapio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lapio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlapioshovel; spade
2Proto-Finniclapidashovel; spade
3Proto-Germaniclaukazleek
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlewg-to bend

via Finnish leivos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleivospastry, baker's confection
2Finnishleipoato bake
3Proto-Finnicleipoidak—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic laukaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic lapida →