Where does “leib” come from?

leib (Veps) comes from Proto-Finnic laipa, from Proto-Germanic hlaibaz — bread.

leib (Veps): bread

Definitions

  1. bread

Ancestry of “leib”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finniclaipabread
2Proto-Germanichlaibazbread
Every word from Proto-Germanic hlaibaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic laipa →
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