Where does “lempilelu” come from?
lempilelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish lelu, from Spanish sombrero, from Spanish -ero, from Latin -ārium, from Latin -um, from Proto-Italic *-om, from Proto-Indo-European *-oHom.
lempilelu (Finnish): favorite toy, dearest toy, binky
Definitions
- favorite toy, dearest toy, binky
Ancestry of “lempilelu”, step by step
lempilelu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lelu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lelu | toy |
| 2 | Spanish | sombrero | hat |
| 3 | Spanish | -ero | forms occupations and other agent nouns from... |
| 4 | Latin | -ārium | used primarily to form nouns of purpose from other nouns, such as places where things are kept or objects used for a particular end |
| 5 | Latin | -um | nominative neuter singular of -us; accusative... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | *-om | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *-oHom | — |