Where does “kupelileipä” come from?

kupelileipä (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian leipä, from Proto-Finnic laipa, from Proto-Germanic hlaibaz — bread.

kupelileipä (Ingrian): bread traditionally baked during a kupeli

Definitions

  1. bread traditionally baked during a kupeli

Ancestry of “kupelileipä”, step by step

kupelileipä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian leipä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianleipäbread
2Proto-Finniclaipabread
3Proto-Germanichlaibazbread

via Ingrian kupeli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IngriankupeliA traditional feast held a few days before the wedding; hen night
Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaibazEvery word from Proto-Finnic laipaEvery word from Ingrian leipä