Where does “lemmikkieläin” come from?

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

lemmikkieläin (Finnish): pet

Definitions

  1. pet

Ancestry of “lemmikkieläin”, step by step

lemmikkieläin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lemmikki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlemmikkipet; forget-me-not
2Finnishlempiäto make love; Partitive plural form of lempi
3FinnishLempi(erotic) love
4Finnishlempilove; love-making, sex; As a very common former...
5Proto-Finniclempi? flame,? spark,? warmth

via Finnish eläin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisheläinanimal
2FinnishelääTo live, be alive; To live
3Proto-Finnicelädäkto live
4Proto-Uralicelä-to live

Words derived from “lemmikkieläin”

Every word from Proto-Finnic lempi →Every word from Finnish lempi →Every word from Finnish Lempi →