Where does “leppä” come from?
leppä (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic leppä, from Proto-Baltic léiˀpāˀ — linden tree.
leppä (Finnish): An alder, any of the trees in the genus "Alnus";...
Definitions
- An alder, any of the trees in the genus "Alnus";...
Ancestry of “leppä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Finnic | leppä | alder; blood |
| 2 | Proto-Baltic | léiˀpāˀ | linden tree |
Words derived from “leppä”