Where does “alaliikki” come from?

alaliikki (Finnish) comes from Finnish liikki, from Swedish lik, from Old Swedish līk, from Old Norse lík, from Middle Low German līk, from Proto-Germanic līką, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

alaliikki (Finnish): foot bottom edge of a sail

Definitions

  1. foot bottom edge of a sail

Ancestry of “alaliikki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliikkiedge
2Swedishliklike, similar to; like; corpse
3Old Swedishlīkshape, semblance, appearance
4Old Norselíkleechline; body; leech
5Middle Low Germanlīk—
6Proto-Germaniclīkąbody; corpse, dead body; leech-line, bolt-rope
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līką →Every word from Middle Low German līk →