Where does “uunipiirakka” come from?

uunipiirakka (Finnish) comes from Finnish uuni, from Old Swedish ughn, from Old Norse ofn, from Proto-Germanic uhnaz, from Proto-Indo-European aukw- — cooking pot.

uunipiirakka (Finnish): Any pirog that is baked in an oven, as opposed to pannupiirakka which is made in a frying pan

Definitions

  1. Any pirog that is baked in an oven, as opposed to pannupiirakka which is made in a frying pan

Ancestry of “uunipiirakka”, step by step

uunipiirakka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish uuni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishuunioven; stove; furnace
2Old Swedishughnoven
3Old Norseofn—
4Proto-Germanicuhnazoven; furnace
5Proto-Indo-Europeanaukw-cooking pot

via Finnish piirakka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpiirakkapie; pierogi, pirog; pasty
2Russianпиро́гpie
3Old East Slavicпирогъ—
4Proto-Slavicpirogъtype of pie?
5Proto-Slavicpirъfest; party
Every word from Proto-Indo-European aukw- →