Where does “lempijuoma” come from?
lempijuoma (Finnish) comes from Finnish juoma, from Proto-Finnic jooma, from Proto-Finnic joodak, from Proto-Uralic jëxe- — to drink; to flow?.
lempijuoma (Finnish): favorite drink, favourite drink
Definitions
- favorite drink, favourite drink
Ancestry of “lempijuoma”, step by step
lempijuoma traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish juoma
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | juoma | drink; beverage; Agent participle of juoda |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | jooma | drink; beverage |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | joodak | to drink |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | jëxe- | to drink; to flow? |
via Finnish Lempi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Lempi | (erotic) love |
| 2 | Finnish | lempi | love; love-making, sex; As a very common former... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | lempi | ? flame,? spark,? warmth |