Where does “munkkirinkilä” come from?
munkkirinkilä (Finnish) comes from Finnish rinkilä, from Swedish kringla, from Old Norse kringla, from Proto-Germanic kringaz, from Proto-Indo-European grenǵʰ- — to twist, wind; to turn.
munkkirinkilä (Finnish): A doughnut
Ancestry of “munkkirinkilä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | rinkilä | doughnut |
| 2 | Swedish | kringla | pretzel |
| 3 | Old Norse | kringla | disk, circle, orb |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | kringaz | ring, circle |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | grenǵʰ- | to twist, wind; to turn |