Where does “lemmiskely” come from?
lemmiskely (Finnish) comes from Finnish lemmiskellä, from Finnish lempiä, from Finnish Lempi, from Finnish lempi, from Proto-Finnic lempi — ? flame,? spark,? warmth.
lemmiskely (Finnish): lovemaking
Definitions
- lovemaking
Ancestry of “lemmiskely”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lemmiskellä | To make love |
| 2 | Finnish | lempiä | to make love; Partitive plural form of lempi |
| 3 | Finnish | Lempi | (erotic) love |
| 4 | Finnish | lempi | love; love-making, sex; As a very common former... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | lempi | ? flame,? spark,? warmth |