Where does “lemmenkipeä” come from?

lemmenkipeä (Finnish) comes from Finnish Lempi, from Finnish lempi, from Proto-Finnic lempi — ? flame,? spark,? warmth.

lemmenkipeä (Finnish): lovesick

Definitions

  1. lovesick

Ancestry of “lemmenkipeä”, step by step

lemmenkipeä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Lempi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishLempi(erotic) love
2Finnishlempilove; love-making, sex; As a very common former...
3Proto-Finniclempi? flame,? spark,? warmth

via Finnish kipeä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkipeäill, sick; sore, aching, painful; very good
2Proto-Finnickipedäsore, painful, aching
Every word from Proto-Finnic lempi →Every word from Finnish lempi →Every word from Finnish Lempi →