Where does “nugaakakku” come from?
nugaakakku (Finnish) comes from Finnish nugaa, from French nougat, from Occitan nougat, from Old Occitan nogat, from Old Occitan noga, from Vulgar Latin nuca, from Latin nux, from Proto-Italic knuks — to arise, begin.
nugaakakku (Finnish): nougat cake
Definitions
- nougat cake
Ancestry of “nugaakakku”, step by step
nugaakakku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish nugaa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | nugaa | nougat |
| 2 | French | nougat | nougat |
| 3 | Occitan | nougat | — |
| 4 | Old Occitan | nogat | — |
| 5 | Old Occitan | noga | nut |
| 6 | Vulgar Latin | nuca | — |
| 7 | Latin | nux | A nut; A nut-tree; A fruit with a hard shell or... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | knuks | nut |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | knew- | to scrape; scratch; rub; to scratch; scrape; rub |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ken- | to arise, begin |