Where does “maissileipä” come from?

maissileipä (Finnish) comes from Finnish maissi, from Swedish majs, from Spanish maíz, from Taíno mahís, from Proto-Arawakan marikɨ.

maissileipä (Finnish): cornbread

Definitions

  1. cornbread

Ancestry of “maissileipä”, step by step

maissileipä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish maissi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmaissimaize, corn
2Swedishmajsmaize, corn
3Spanishmaízcorn, maize
4Taínomahís—
5Proto-Arawakanmarikɨ—

via Finnish leipä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleipäbread; sandwich; In the game of ducks and drakes,...
2Proto-Finniclaipabread
3Proto-Germanichlaibazbread
Every word from Proto-Arawakan marikɨ →Every word from Taíno mahís →Every word from Spanish maíz →