Where does “liivatee” come from?
liivatee (Estonian) comes from Estonian liiv, from Proto-Finnic liiva, from Finnish liivi, from Swedish liv, from Old Swedish līf, from Old Norse líf, from Proto-Germanic lībą, from Proto-Germanic lībaną — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
liivatee (Estonian): thyme
Ancestry of “liivatee”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Estonian | liiv | sand |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | liiva | — |
| 3 | Finnish | liivi | A vest, waistcoat; A vest; In plural ; bra . The... |
| 4 | Swedish | liv | life, lifetime, existence; living being,... |
| 5 | Old Swedish | līf | — |
| 6 | Old Norse | líf | life |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | lībą | body; life |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | lībaną | to remain, to be left |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |