Where does “kynttilänliekki” come from?
kynttilänliekki (Finnish) comes from Finnish kynttilä, from Faroese kyndil, from Old Norse kyndill, from Latin candēla, from Latin candeō, from Proto-Italic kandēō, from Proto-Indo-European kand- — to shine, glow.
kynttilänliekki (Finnish): candleflame; candle in the wind
Definitions
- candleflame; candle in the wind
Ancestry of “kynttilänliekki”, step by step