Where does “leek” come from?

leek (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic leekki — flame.

leek (Estonian): blaze, flame, fire

Definitions

  1. blaze, flame, fire

Ancestry of “leek”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicleekkiflame

Words derived from “leek”

Every word from Proto-Finnic leekki →