Where does “leiskunta” come from?

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

leiskunta (Finnish): flaming

Definitions

  1. flaming

Ancestry of “leiskunta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleiskuato flame produce flames; flutter like a flame
2Finnishlieskaflame
3Proto-Slaviclěskahazel
4Proto-Slavic*lě̄skàhazel
Every word from Proto-Slavic *lě̄skà →Every word from Proto-Slavic lěska →Every word from Finnish lieska →