Where does “leskeys” come from?

leskeys (Finnish) comes from Finnish leski, from Proto-Finno-Ugric leski.

leskeys (Finnish): The state of being a widow or widower; widowhood...

Definitions

  1. The state of being a widow or widower; widowhood...

Ancestry of “leskeys”, step by step

leskeys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish leski

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleskiwidow female, widower male
2Proto-Finno-Ugricleski—

via Finnish us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishus-ing
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric leski →Every word from Finnish leski →