Where does “kifla” come from?

kifla (Serbo-Croatian) comes from German Kipfl, from Middle High German kipfe, from Old High German kipfa, from Proto-Germanic kippaz, from Latin cippus — stake, post; gravestone, tombstone; landmark,...

kifla (Serbo-Croatian): a type of crescent-shaped pastry roll; a penis

Definitions

  1. a type of crescent-shaped pastry roll; a penis

Ancestry of “kifla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKipflcroissant
2Middle High Germankipfe—
3Old High Germankipfaaxle; stave
4Proto-Germanickippaz—
5Latincippusstake, post; gravestone, tombstone; landmark,...
Every word from Latin cippus →Every word from Proto-Germanic kippaz →Every word from Old High German kipfa →