Where does “lempeä” come from?

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

lempeä (Finnish): lenient; balmy, gentle; indulgent

Definitions

  1. lenient; balmy, gentle; indulgent

Ancestry of “lempeä”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lempeä”

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