Where does “lemppari” come from?

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

lemppari (Finnish): fave, fav, favorite

Definitions

  1. fave, fav, favorite

Ancestry of “lemppari”, step by step

lemppari 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 Ari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishAri—
2Latinadrianus—
Every word from Proto-Finnic lempi →