Where does “leegiheitja” come from?
leegiheitja (Estonian) comes from Estonian heitma, from Proto-Finnic heittädäk, from Proto-Finnic šej-, from Proto-Germanic sēja-/sēje.
leegiheitja (Estonian): flamethrower
Definitions
- flamethrower
Ancestry of “leegiheitja”, step by step
leegiheitja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Estonian heitma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Estonian | heitma | to throw, toss |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | heittädäk | to throw |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | šej- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | sēja-/sēje | — |