Where does “lemmikloom” come from?

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

lemmikloom (Estonian): pet

Definitions

  1. pet

Ancestry of “lemmikloom”, step by step

lemmikloom traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Estonian lemmik

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianlemmikfavorite/favourite
2Finnishlemmikkipet; forget-me-not
3Finnishlempiäto make love; Partitive plural form of lempi
4FinnishLempi(erotic) love
5Finnishlempilove; love-making, sex; As a very common former...
6Proto-Finniclempi? flame,? spark,? warmth

via Estonian loom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianloomanimal; mammal
2Estonianlöömato hit
3Proto-Finniclöödäkto hit, to strike; to beat
4Proto-Finno-Ugriclewe-to throw, shoot
Every word from Proto-Finnic lempi →Every word from Finnish lempi →Every word from Finnish Lempi →