Where does “leibi” come from?

leibi (Inari Sami) comes from Finnish leipä, from Proto-Finnic laipa, from Proto-Germanic hlaibaz — bread.

leibi (Inari Sami): bread

Definitions

  1. bread

Ancestry of “leibi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleipäbread; sandwich; In the game of ducks and drakes,...
2Proto-Finniclaipabread
3Proto-Germanichlaibazbread
Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaibaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic laipa →Every word from Finnish leipä →