Where does “vahakakku” come from?

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

Ancestry of “vahakakku”, step by step

vahakakku 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 vähä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvähäthe little; little, few, scarce
2Proto-Finnicvähäsmall amount, little
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gōg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kakǭ →Every word from Finnish kakku →