Where does “leipä” come from?
leipä (Votic) comes from Proto-Finnic laipa, from Proto-Germanic hlaibaz — bread.
leipä (Votic): bread
Ancestry of “leipä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Finnic | laipa | bread |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hlaibaz | bread |