Where does “läpsytellä” come from?

läpsytellä (Finnish) comes from Finnish ellä, from Finnish Elina, from Finnish Helena, from Swedish Helena, from Ancient Greek ἑλένη, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

läpsytellä (Finnish): To slap

Definitions

  1. To slap

Ancestry of “läpsytellä”, step by step

läpsytellä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ellä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishelläif
2FinnishElinaHelen
3FinnishHelena—
4SwedishHelenaHelen
5Ancient Greekἑλένηtorch, firebrand; corposant, St. Elmo's fire;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

via Finnish läpsyttää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishläpsyttääto slap, to flap, to clap, to pat
2Finnish-ttääFront vowel variant of -ttaa
3Proto-Finnic-ttadakCreates causative verbs from regular verbs,...
4Proto-Uralic-kta-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἑλένη →Every word from Swedish Helena →