Where does “lepokoti” come from?

lepokoti (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.

lepokoti (Finnish): convalescent home

Definitions

  1. convalescent home

Ancestry of “lepokoti”, step by step

lepokoti 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 koti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkotihome
2Proto-Finnickoteihome
3Proto-Finnickotatent, hut
4Proto-Finno-Ugrickotatent, hut, house
5Proto-Uralickotahut, tent, tepee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slab- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slēpaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic lebäit'äk →
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