Where does “munaleikkuri” come from?

munaleikkuri (Finnish) comes from Finnish leikkuri, from Finnish leikata, from Proto-Finnic leik'at'ak — to cut.

munaleikkuri (Finnish): egg slicer

Definitions

  1. egg slicer

Ancestry of “munaleikkuri”, step by step

munaleikkuri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish leikkuri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleikkuricutter
2Finnishleikatato cut; to incise; to mow
3Proto-Finnicleik'at'akto cut

via Finnish müŋä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmüŋäegg
Every word from Proto-Finnic leik'at'ak →Every word from Finnish leikata →Every word from Finnish leikkuri →