Where does “piparkakku-ukko” come from?
piparkakku-ukko (Finnish) comes from Finnish piparkakku, from Swedish pepparkaka, from Swedish peppar, from Old Norse piparr, from Old Saxon *pipar, from Proto-West Germanic *pipar, from Latin piper, from Ancient Greek πέπερι — berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind...
piparkakku-ukko (Finnish): gingerbread man
Definitions
- gingerbread man
Ancestry of “piparkakku-ukko”, step by step
piparkakku-ukko traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish piparkakku
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | piparkakku | gingerbread, gingersnap, ginger biscuit |
| 2 | Swedish | pepparkaka | Certain types of gingersnap or gingerbread,... |
| 3 | Swedish | peppar | pepper |
| 4 | Old Norse | piparr | pepper |
| 5 | Old Saxon | *pipar | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *pipar | pepper |
| 7 | Latin | piper | pepper |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | πέπερι | pepper; black pepper |
| 9 | Sanskrit | पिप्पलि | berry; peppercorn; long pepper |
| 10 | Sanskrit | पिप्पल | berry; the sacred fig, "Ficus religiosa"; a kind... |