Where does “omenakakku” come from?

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

omenakakku (Finnish): apple cake

Definitions

  1. apple cake

Ancestry of “omenakakku”, step by step

omenakakku 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 omena

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishomenaapple
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gōg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kakǭ →Every word from Finnish kakku →