Where does “leiskua” come from?

leiskua (Finnish) comes from Finnish lieska, from Proto-Slavic lěska, from Proto-Slavic *lě̄skà — hazel.

leiskua (Finnish): to flame produce flames; flutter like a flame

Definitions

  1. to flame produce flames; flutter like a flame

Ancestry of “leiskua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlieskaflame
2Proto-Slaviclěskahazel
3Proto-Slavic*lě̄skàhazel

Words derived from “leiskua”

Every word from Proto-Slavic *lě̄skà →Every word from Proto-Slavic lěska →Every word from Finnish lieska →