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Where does “lemu” come from?
lemu (Finnish) comes from Finnish Klemetti, from Latin Clēmēns.
lemu
(Finnish): reek, stench
Definitions
reek, stench
Ancestry of “lemu”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Finnish
Klemetti
common in the Middle Ages but rare today
2
Latin
Clēmēns
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Words derived from “lemu”
lemuta
lemahtaa
lemuaminen
lemahdella
lemahdus
lemahtaminen
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