Where does “leninki” come from?

leninki (Finnish) comes from Swedish klänning, from Swedish klädning, from Swedish kläda, from Old Swedish klæþa, from Old Norse klæða, from Old English clāþian, from Proto-Germanic klaiþōną, from Proto-Indo-European *gley-.

leninki (Finnish): A frock or a dress

Definitions

  1. A frock or a dress

Ancestry of “leninki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishklänninga dress
2Swedishklädning—
3Swedishklädato dress; now commonly contracted to "klä"
4Old Swedishklæþato dress
5Old Norseklæða—
6Old Englishclāþianto clothe
7Proto-Germanicklaiþōnąto clothe
8Proto-Indo-European*gley-—

Words derived from “leninki”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *gley- →