Where does “limpu” come from?

limpu (Northern Sami) comes from Finnish limppu, from Swedish limpa — loaf of bread; a carton; a roll.

limpu (Northern Sami): lump

Definitions

  1. lump

Ancestry of “limpu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlimppuround loaf of bread
2Swedishlimpaloaf of bread; a carton; a roll
Every word from Swedish limpa →Every word from Finnish limppu →
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