Where does “lempeästi” come from?

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

lempeästi (Finnish): gently, kindly

Definitions

  1. gently, kindly

Ancestry of “lempeästi”, step by step

lempeästi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lempeä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlempeälenient; balmy, gentle; indulgent
2FinnishLempi(erotic) love
3Finnishlempilove; love-making, sex; As a very common former...
4Proto-Finniclempi? flame,? spark,? warmth

via Finnish sti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsti—
Every word from Proto-Finnic lempi →Every word from Finnish lempi →Every word from Finnish Lempi →