Where does “lemmenpuuhat” come from?

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

lemmenpuuhat (Finnish): making love

Definitions

  1. making love

Ancestry of “lemmenpuuhat”, step by step

lemmenpuuhat 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 puuha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpuuhachore, work, trouble, undertaking, activity
Every word from Proto-Finnic lempi