Where does “vohvelikeksi” come from?
vohvelikeksi (Finnish) comes from Finnish keksi, from Swedish kex, from English cakes, from English cake, from Middle English cake, from Old Norse kaka, from Proto-Germanic kakǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gōg- — round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump.
vohvelikeksi (Finnish): wafer thin, flat, crispy biscuit/cookie, especially one with layers or e.g. as a filling in a chocolate bar
Definitions
- wafer thin, flat, crispy biscuit/cookie, especially one with layers or e.g. as a filling in a chocolate bar
Ancestry of “vohvelikeksi”, step by step
vohvelikeksi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish keksi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | keksi | cookie; biscuit, cracker; pike pole used in log... |
| 2 | Swedish | kex | cookie, cracker, biscuit |
| 3 | English | cakes | plural of cake; Third-person singular simple... |
| 4 | English | cake | A rich, sweet dessert food, typically made of... |
| 5 | Middle English | cake | cake; A cake prepared to cure disease or illness;... |
| 6 | Old Norse | kaka | cake |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | kakǭ | cake |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | gōg- | round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump |