Where does “riggilēba” come from?

riggilēba (Livonian) comes from Livonian lēba, from Proto-Finnic laipa, from Proto-Germanic hlaibaz — bread.

riggilēba (Livonian): rye bread

Definitions

  1. rye bread

Ancestry of “riggilēba”, step by step

riggilēba traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Livonian lēba

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Livonianlēbabread
2Proto-Finniclaipabread
3Proto-Germanichlaibazbread

via Livonian ri’ggi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Livonianri’ggi—
Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaibaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic laipa →Every word from Livonian lēba →