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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

  1. flamethrower

Ancestry of “leegiheitja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianheitmato throw, toss
2Proto-Finnicheittädäkto throw
3Proto-Finnicšej-—
4Proto-Germanicsēja-/sēje—
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