Where does “lepotauko” come from?

lepotauko (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.

lepotauko (Finnish): rest, break

Definitions

  1. rest, break

Ancestry of “lepotauko”, step by step

lepotauko 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 tauko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtaukobreak, pause; rest; caesura
2Proto-Germanictaugōcord, string, rope
3Proto-Indo-Europeandewk-to pull, to draw; to lead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slab- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slēpaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic lebäit'äk →