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Where does “lipp” come from?

lipp (Estonian) comes from German Philipp, from Ancient Greek φίλιππος, from Ancient Greek φιλέω, from Ancient Greek ἀτέλεια, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

lipp (Estonian): flag; queen

Definitions

  1. flag; queen

Ancestry of “lipp”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPhilipp—
2Ancient Greekφίλιπποςfond of horses
3Ancient GreekφιλέωI love, like, regard highly; I treat kindly,...
4Ancient Greekἀτέλεια—
5Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
6Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
7Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
8Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “lipp”

  • vikerkaarelipp
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