Where does “löytöretkeily” come from?

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

löytöretkeily (Finnish): exploration, expedition

Definitions

  1. exploration, expedition

Ancestry of “löytöretkeily”, step by step

löytöretkeily traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish löytö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlöytödiscovery; find; bargain
2FinnishlöytääTo find; to discover; to come across
3Proto-Finnicleütädäkto find, to discover
4Proto-Germanichleutanąto cast lots; to be alotted; to obtain by lot, to...
5Proto-Indo-European(s)klēw-—

via Finnish retkeily

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishretkeilyhiking
2Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)klēw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hleutaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic leütädäk →