Where does “lempiyhtye” come from?

lempiyhtye (Finnish) comes from Finnish yhtye, from Finnish yksi, from Proto-Finnic ükci, from Proto-Uralic ükte — one.

lempiyhtye (Finnish): favourite (musical) band or group

Definitions

  1. favourite (musical) band or group

Ancestry of “lempiyhtye”, step by step

lempiyhtye traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish yhtye

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishyhtyegroup, band; ensemble
2Finnishyksione
3Proto-Finnicükcione
4Proto-Uralicükteone

via Finnish Lempi

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