Where does “marsipaanikakku” come from?

marsipaanikakku (Finnish) comes from Finnish kakku, from Proto-Germanic kakǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gōg- — round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump.

marsipaanikakku (Finnish): marzipan cake

Definitions

  1. marzipan cake

Ancestry of “marsipaanikakku”, step by step

marsipaanikakku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kakku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkakkucake; pie; honeycomb
2Proto-Germanickakǭcake
3Proto-Indo-Europeangōg-round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump

via Finnish marsipaani

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmarsipaanimarzipan
2GermanMarzipanmarzipan
3Italianmarzapanemarzipan
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gōg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kakǭ →Every word from Finnish kakku →
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