Where does “leiskaus” come from?
leiskaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish leiskahtaa, from Finnish leiskua, from Finnish lieska, from Proto-Slavic lěska, from Proto-Slavic *lě̄skà — hazel.
Ancestry of “leiskaus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | leiskahtaa | to flame, to flare up, to flush |
| 2 | Finnish | leiskua | to flame produce flames; flutter like a flame |
| 3 | Finnish | lieska | flame |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | lěska | hazel |
| 5 | Proto-Slavic | *lě̄skà | hazel |