Where does “toscakaka” come from?

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

toscakaka (Swedish): A kind of soft almond-glazed sponge cake with...

Definitions

  1. A kind of soft almond-glazed sponge cake with...

Ancestry of “toscakaka”, step by step

toscakaka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish kaka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishkakacookie; cake
2Old Swedishkakacake
3Old Norsekakacake
4Proto-Germanickakǭcake
5Proto-Indo-Europeangōg-round, ball-shaped object; lump; clump

via Swedish Toscana

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1SwedishToscanaTuscany
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gōg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kakǭ →Every word from Old Norse kaka →