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Where does “taikina” come from?

taikina (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic taikina, from Proto-Germanic daigaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰóyǵʰos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰeyǵʰ- — to knead; to form, to shape.

taikina (Finnish): dough, paste, pastry; batter

Definitions

  1. dough, paste, pastry; batter

Ancestry of “taikina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnictaikinadough
2Proto-Germanicdaigazsoft; that which is formed or kneaded; dough
3Proto-Indo-European*dʰóyǵʰos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰeyǵʰ-to knead; to form, to shape

Words derived from “taikina”

  • hapantaikina
  • hapanleipätaikina
  • taikinoida
  • ohukaistaikina
  • munkkitaikina
  • makkarataikina
  • voitaikina
  • taikinamarja
  • taikinajuuri
  • pullataikina
  • lettutaikina
  • lehtitaikinaleivonnainen
  • lehtitaikina
  • frityyritaikina
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