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
Ancestry of “löytö”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | löytää | To find; to discover; to come across |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | leütädäk | to find, to discover |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hleutaną | to cast lots; to be alotted; to obtain by lot, to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)klēw- | — |
Words derived from “löytö”