Where does “lepoitiö” come from?

lepoitiö (Finnish) comes from Finnish lepo, from Finnish levätä, from Proto-Finnic lebäit'äk, from Proto-Germanic slēpaną, from Proto-Indo-European slab- — to be weak, be languid; be weak, limp, languid.

lepoitiö (Finnish): resting spore, cyst

Definitions

  1. resting spore, cyst

Ancestry of “lepoitiö”, step by step

lepoitiö traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lepo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleporest, repose; API!; at ease!
2Finnishlevätäto rest, take a break/breather
3Proto-Finniclebäit'äkto rest
4Proto-Germanicslēpanąto sleep
5Proto-Indo-Europeanslab-to be weak, be languid; be weak, limp, languid

via Finnish itiö

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishitiöspore
2Finnishitääto germinate, sprout; to develop, grow, take...
3Proto-Finnicitädäkto germinate, to sprout
4Proto-Uralicitä-to appear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slab- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slēpaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic lebäit'äk →
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