Where does “leipämulta” come from?
leipämulta (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian leipä, from Proto-Finnic laipa, from Proto-Germanic hlaibaz — bread.
leipämulta (Ingrian): mould of topsoil
Definitions
- mould of topsoil
Ancestry of “leipämulta”, step by step
leipämulta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ingrian leipä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | leipä | bread |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | laipa | bread |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hlaibaz | bread |
via Ingrian multa
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | multa | mould |