Where does “lämbuma” come from?

lämbuma (Estonian) comes from Estonian lämb, from Proto-Finnic lämbin, from Proto-Uralic lämpe.

lämbuma (Estonian): to suffocate (of living beings)

Definitions

  1. to suffocate (of living beings)

Ancestry of “lämbuma”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianlämba suffocating heat
2Proto-Finniclämbinwarm
3Proto-Uraliclämpe—
Every word from Proto-Uralic lämpe →Every word from Proto-Finnic lämbin →Every word from Estonian lämb →
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