Where does “pizzaleikkuri” come from?
pizzaleikkuri (Finnish) comes from Finnish pizza, from Neapolitan pizza, from Byzantine Greek πίτα — cake, pie; pie; Alternative form of πίττα , Attic...
pizzaleikkuri (Finnish): pizza cutter
Definitions
- pizza cutter
Ancestry of “pizzaleikkuri”, step by step
pizzaleikkuri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pizza
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pizza | pizza |
| 2 | Neapolitan | pizza | pizza |
| 3 | Byzantine Greek | πίτα | cake, pie; pie; Alternative form of πίττα , Attic... |
via Finnish leikkuri
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | leikkuri | cutter |
| 2 | Finnish | leikata | to cut; to incise; to mow |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | leik'at'ak | to cut |