Where does “lie-” come from?

lie- (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic leedäk, from Proto-Uralic le- — to become.

Ancestry of “lie-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnicleedäkto be going to
2Proto-Uralicle-to become
Every word from Proto-Uralic le-Every word from Proto-Finnic leedäk