Where does “leimaa-antava” come from?

leimaa-antava (Finnish) comes from Finnish leima, from Russian клеймо́ — brand, stamp, identification mark.

leimaa-antava (Finnish): characteristic, stigmatizing, marked by

Definitions

  1. characteristic, stigmatizing, marked by

Ancestry of “leimaa-antava”, step by step

leimaa-antava traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish leima

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleimastamp; label, mark; stain, taint, stigma
2Russianклеймо́brand, stamp, identification mark

via Finnish antava

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishantavaPresent active participle of antaa; giving
Every word from Russian клеймо́ →Every word from Finnish leima →