Where does “leike” come from?

leike (Finnish) comes from Finnish leikata, from Proto-Finnic leik'at'ak — to cut.

leike (Finnish): escalope; clip, clipping

Definitions

  1. escalope; clip, clipping

Ancestry of “leike”, step by step

leike traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish leikata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleikatato cut; to incise; to mow
2Proto-Finnicleik'at'akto cut

via Finnish e

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnisheE note

Words derived from “leike”

Every word from Proto-Finnic leik'at'ak →Every word from Finnish leikata →