Where does “taatelikakku” come from?

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

taatelikakku (Finnish): date cake

Definitions

  1. date cake

Ancestry of “taatelikakku”, step by step

taatelikakku 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 taateli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaatelidate
2Swedishdadeldate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gōg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kakǭ →Every word from Finnish kakku →