Where does “loppiaiskakku” come from?

loppiaiskakku (Finnish) comes from Finnish loppiainen, from Finnish loppea, from Proto-Finnic loppedak, from Proto-Finnic loppi — (inside) corner.

loppiaiskakku (Finnish): king cake

Definitions

  1. king cake

Ancestry of “loppiaiskakku”, step by step

loppiaiskakku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish loppiainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishloppiainenEpiphany
2Finnishloppeato finish, complete
3Proto-Finnicloppedakto finish something, to reach the end of...
4Proto-Finnicloppi(inside) corner

via Finnish kakku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkakkucake; pie; honeycomb
2Proto-Germanickakǭcake
3Proto-Indo-Europeangōg-round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump
Every word from Proto-Finnic loppi →Every word from Proto-Finnic loppedak →Every word from Finnish loppea →