Where does “lemmenseikkailu” come from?

lemmenseikkailu (Finnish) comes from Finnish seikkailu, from Finnish seikkailla, from Finnish seikka, from Karelian šeikka — work, bustle, chore.

lemmenseikkailu (Finnish): love affair, adventure in love

Definitions

  1. love affair, adventure in love

Ancestry of “lemmenseikkailu”, step by step

lemmenseikkailu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish seikkailu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseikkailuadventure
2FinnishseikkaillaTo adventure
3Finnishseikkathing, matter; circumstance
4Karelianšeikkawork, bustle, chore

via Finnish Lempi

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