Where does “vehnäkorppu” come from?

vehnäkorppu (Finnish) comes from Finnish vehnä, from Proto-Finnic vehnä, from Proto-Finno-Permic wešnä.

vehnäkorppu (Finnish): wheat rusk

Definitions

  1. wheat rusk

Ancestry of “vehnäkorppu”, step by step

vehnäkorppu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vehnä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvehnäwheat
2Proto-Finnicvehnäwheat
3Proto-Finno-Permicwešnä—

via Finnish korppu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorppurusk, cracker; 3½-inch floppy
2Swedishskorparusk
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic wešnä →Every word from Proto-Finnic vehnä →Every word from Finnish vehnä →
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