Where does “lemi” come from?
lemi (Esperanto) comes from Finnish Klemetti, from Latin Clēmēns.
Ancestry of “lemi”, step by step
lemi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Klemetti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Klemetti | common in the Middle Ages but rare today |
| 2 | Latin | Clēmēns | — |
via Livonian lǟ’dõ
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Livonian | lǟ’dõ | — |