Where does “moralkaka” come from?

moralkaka (Swedish) comes from Swedish moral, from German Moral, from German -īn, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

moralkaka (Swedish): an instance of trite or heavyhanded moralizing

Definitions

  1. an instance of trite or heavyhanded moralizing

Ancestry of “moralkaka”, step by step

moralkaka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish moral

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishmoralmorale, character; moral, moral practices,...
2GermanMoralmoral, morality; morale
3German-īncreates the female form for many nouns for living beings; umlaut usually occurs in monosyllables, but rarely in polysyllables
4Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
5Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
6Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
7Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix

via Swedish kaka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkakacookie; cake
2Old Swedishkakacake
3Old Norsekakacake
4Proto-Germanickakǭcake
5Proto-Indo-Europeangōg-round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no-
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