Where does “lehelaba” come from?
lehelaba (Estonian) comes from Estonian laba, from Proto-Finnic lapa, from Proto-Uralic lapa — blade.
lehelaba (Estonian): blade , lamina
Ancestry of “lehelaba”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Estonian | laba | blade |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | lapa | blade |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | lapa | blade |