Where does “leimuta” come from?

leimuta (Finnish) comes from Finnish leimu, from Finnish Klemetti, from Latin Clēmēns.

leimuta (Finnish): To blaze, flare

Definitions

  1. To blaze, flare

Ancestry of “leimuta”, step by step

leimuta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish leimu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleimuflame, flare, blaze; phlox
2FinnishKlemetticommon in the Middle Ages but rare today
3LatinClēmēns

via Finnish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishwhat
2FinnishmitäPartitive singular form of mikä; Partitive...
Every word from Latin ClēmēnsEvery word from Finnish KlemettiEvery word from Finnish leimu
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