Where does “näkyleipä” come from?

näkyleipä (Finnish) comes from Finnish näky, from Finnish nähdä, from Proto-Finnic näktäk, from Proto-Uralic näke- — to see.

näkyleipä (Finnish): showbread

Definitions

  1. showbread

Ancestry of “näkyleipä”, step by step

näkyleipä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish näky

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnäkyvision; an impressive physical sight
2Finnishnähdäto see; to see, meet; to regard, have an outlook...
3Proto-Finnicnäktäkto see
4Proto-Uralicnäke-to see

via Finnish leipä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleipäbread; sandwich; In the game of ducks and drakes,...
2Proto-Finniclaipabread
3Proto-Germanichlaibazbread
Every word from Proto-Uralic näke- →Every word from Proto-Finnic näktäk →Every word from Finnish nähdä →