Where does “lempinimi” come from?

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

lempinimi (Finnish): nickname

Definitions

  1. nickname

Ancestry of “lempinimi”, step by step

lempinimi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Lempi

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

via Finnish nimi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishniminame
2Finnish-iäiset—
Every word from Proto-Finnic lempi →Every word from Finnish lempi →Every word from Finnish Lempi →