Where does “vuokaleivos” come from?

vuokaleivos (Finnish) comes from Finnish leivos, from Finnish leipoa, from Proto-Finnic leipoidak.

vuokaleivos (Finnish): muffin, cupcake

Definitions

  1. muffin, cupcake

Ancestry of “vuokaleivos”, step by step

vuokaleivos traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish leivos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleivospastry, baker's confection
2Finnishleipoato bake
3Proto-Finnicleipoidak—

via Finnish vuoka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvuokacasserole; casserole, usually with a modifier...
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