Where does “lempeys” come from?
lempeys (Finnish) comes from Finnish lempeä, from Finnish Lempi, from Finnish lempi, from Proto-Finnic lempi — ? flame,? spark,? warmth.
lempeys (Finnish): tenderness
Definitions
- tenderness
Ancestry of “lempeys”, step by step
lempeys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lempeä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lempeä | lenient; balmy, gentle; indulgent |
| 2 | Finnish | Lempi | (erotic) love |
| 3 | Finnish | lempi | love; love-making, sex; As a very common former... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | lempi | ? flame,? spark,? warmth |
via Finnish us
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | us | -ing |