Where does “vehnäkakka” come from?

vehnäkakka (Ingrian) comes from Finnish kakka, from Old Swedish kaka, from Old Norse kaka, from Proto-Germanic kakǭ, from Proto-Indo-European gōg- — round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump.

vehnäkakka (Ingrian): yeast bread

Definitions

  1. yeast bread

Ancestry of “vehnäkakka”, step by step

vehnäkakka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kakka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkakkapoo
2Old Swedishkakacake
3Old Norsekakacake
4Proto-Germanickakǭcake
5Proto-Indo-Europeangōg-round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump

via Ingrian vehnä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianvehnäwheat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gōg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kakǭ →Every word from Old Norse kaka →