Where does “lepuska” come from?

lepuska (Finnish) comes from Russian лепёшка, from Russian лепи́ть, from Proto-Slavic lěpiti, from Proto-Indo-European leyp-, from Proto-Indo-European lēy- — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...

lepuska (Finnish): a thin unleavened bread made of potato

Definitions

  1. a thin unleavened bread made of potato

Ancestry of “lepuska”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianлепёшкаflatbread
2Russianлепи́тьto model, to sculpt, to fashion, to shape
3Proto-Slaviclěpitito smear; to stick
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyp-to stick; fat or sticky substance
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlēy-to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lēy- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyp- →Every word from Proto-Slavic lěpiti →