Where does “siemenkakku” come from?

siemenkakku (Finnish) comes from Finnish siemen, from Proto-Finnic seemen, from Proto-Indo-European séh₁mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

siemenkakku (Finnish): seed cake

Definitions

  1. seed cake

Ancestry of “siemenkakku”, step by step

siemenkakku traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish siemen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiemenseed; semen; precursor
2Proto-Finnicseemenseed
3Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₁mn̥seed
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

via Finnish kakku

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkakkucake; pie; honeycomb
2Proto-Germanickakǭcake
3Proto-Indo-Europeangōg-round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₁mn̥ →Every word from Proto-Finnic seemen →