Where does “saksansämpylä” come from?
saksansämpylä (Finnish) comes from Finnish sämpylä, from Old Swedish sembla, from Latin simila, from Aramaic סְמִידָא, from Akkadian 𒆠𒅔𒆠𒅔𒄯𒄯.
saksansämpylä (Finnish): wheat roll, wheat bun, Brötchen
Definitions
- wheat roll, wheat bun, Brötchen
Ancestry of “saksansämpylä”, step by step
saksansämpylä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sämpylä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sämpylä | roll, bun; sub, submarine sandwich; often with a... |
| 2 | Old Swedish | sembla | — |
| 3 | Latin | simila | wheat flour; second-person singular present... |
| 4 | Aramaic | סְמִידָא | — |
| 5 | Akkadian | 𒆠𒅔𒆠𒅔𒄯𒄯 | — |
via Finnish Saksa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Saksa | Germany; German |
| 2 | Old High German | Sahso | a Saxon |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | sahsō | a Saxon |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sahsô | — |