Where does “lehekülg” come from?

lehekülg (Estonian) comes from Estonian leht, from Proto-Finnic lehti, from Proto-Finnic lešte.

lehekülg (Estonian): page of a book, newspaper, etc

Definitions

  1. page of a book, newspaper, etc

Ancestry of “lehekülg”, step by step

lehekülg traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian leht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianlehtleaf; sheet of paper, metal, veneer etc; page
2Proto-Finniclehtileaf
3Proto-Finniclešte—

via Estonian külg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estoniankülgside; aspect, facet
2Proto-Finnickülkiside, flank
Every word from Proto-Finnic lešte →Every word from Proto-Finnic lehti →Every word from Estonian leht →