Where does “lehtien” come from?

lehtien (Finnish) comes from Finnish lehti, from Proto-Finnic lehti, from Proto-Finnic lešte.

lehtien (Finnish): Genitive plural form of lehti; Second active...

Definitions

  1. Genitive plural form of lehti; Second active...

Ancestry of “lehtien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlehtileaf; foliage; Short for sanomalehti
2Proto-Finniclehtileaf
3Proto-Finniclešte—
Every word from Proto-Finnic lešte →Every word from Proto-Finnic lehti →Every word from Finnish lehti →