Where does “lepp” come from?
lepp (Estonian) comes from Proto-Finnic leppä, from Proto-Baltic léiˀpāˀ — linden tree.
lepp (Estonian): alder
Ancestry of “lepp”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | leppä | alder; blood |
| 2 | Proto-Baltic | léiˀpāˀ | linden tree |