Where does “lemmik” come from?

lemmik (Estonian) comes from Finnish lemmikki, from Finnish lempiä, from Finnish Lempi, from Finnish lempi, from Proto-Finnic lempi — ? flame,? spark,? warmth.

lemmik (Estonian): favorite/favourite

Definitions

  1. favorite/favourite

Ancestry of “lemmik”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlemmikkipet; forget-me-not
2Finnishlempiäto make love; Partitive plural form of lempi
3FinnishLempi(erotic) love
4Finnishlempilove; love-making, sex; As a very common former...
5Proto-Finniclempi? flame,? spark,? warmth

Words derived from “lemmik”

Every word from Proto-Finnic lempi →Every word from Finnish lempi →Every word from Finnish Lempi →