Where does “levätä” come from?

levätä (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic lebäit'äk, from Proto-Germanic slēpaną, from Proto-Indo-European slab- — to be weak, be languid; be weak, limp, languid.

levätä (Finnish): to rest, take a break/breather

Definitions

  1. to rest, take a break/breather

Ancestry of “levätä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finniclebäit'äkto rest
2Proto-Germanicslēpanąto sleep
3Proto-Indo-Europeanslab-to be weak, be languid; be weak, limp, languid

Words derived from “levätä”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European slab- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slēpaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic lebäit'äk →