Where does “lakea” come from?
lakea (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic lakeda, from Proto-Germanic flakaz, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥keh — flat surface.
lakea (Finnish): wide; Partitive singular form of laki
Definitions
- wide; Partitive singular form of laki
Ancestry of “lakea”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Finnic | lakeda | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | flakaz | flat |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥keh | flat surface |