Where does “lestä” come from?

lestä (Finnish) comes from Proto-Germanic lesaną, from Proto-Indo-European les- — to gather, to collect.

lestä (Finnish): To refine grains

Definitions

  1. To refine grains

Ancestry of “lestä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germaniclesanąto gather, collect
2Proto-Indo-Europeanles-to gather, to collect

Words derived from “lestä”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European les- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lesaną →
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