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Where does “kaka” come from?

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

kaka (Old Swedish): cake

Definitions

  1. cake

Ancestry of “kaka”, step by step

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

Words derived from “kaka”

  • pipari
  • piparkakkutalo
  • piparkakku
  • piparkakku-ukko
  • kakkalas
  • chokladkaka
  • vaxkaka
  • ostkaka
  • tekaka
  • kakburk
  • pepparkaka
  • toscakaka
  • kaka
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