Where does “löytö” come from?

löytö (Finnish) comes from Finnish löytää, from Proto-Finnic leütädäk, from Proto-Germanic hleutaną, from Proto-Indo-European (s)klēw-.

löytö (Finnish): discovery; find; bargain

Definitions

  1. discovery; find; bargain

Ancestry of “löytö”, step by step

löytö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish löytää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishlöytääTo find; to discover; to come across
2Proto-Finnicleütädäkto find, to discover
3Proto-Germanichleutanąto cast lots; to be alotted; to obtain by lot, to...
4Proto-Indo-European(s)klēw-—

via Finnish o

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisho—

Words derived from “löytö”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)klēw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hleutaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic leütädäk →