Where does “laiminlyödä” come from?
laiminlyödä (Finnish) comes from Finnish laimin, from Marshallese ļaim̧, from English lime, from French lime, from Latin lima, from Spanish lima, from Spanish Limón, from Arabic لَيْمُون.
laiminlyödä (Finnish): Alternative form of lyödä laimin
Definitions
- Alternative form of lyödä laimin
Ancestry of “laiminlyödä”, step by step
laiminlyödä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish laimin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | laimin | Only used in lyödä laimin |
| 2 | Marshallese | ļaim̧ | a lime |
| 3 | English | lime | Any inorganic material containing calcium,... |
| 4 | French | lime | file; lime |
| 5 | Latin | lima | file |
| 6 | Spanish | lima | lime; lemon; file |
| 7 | Spanish | Limón | lemon |
| 8 | Arabic | لَيْمُون | lemon, lime |
| 9 | Persian | لیمو | lemon; lime |
| 10 | Sanskrit | निम्बू | common lime or lemon |
| 11 | Mundari | lembu | — |