Where does “liehu” come from?

liehu (Finnish) comes from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.

liehu (Finnish): any plant of the genus "Thalassia"; the genus...

Definitions

  1. any plant of the genus "Thalassia"; the genus...

Ancestry of “liehu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
2Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns
Every word from Proto-Finnic -uEvery word from Finnish -u
liehu — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer