Where does “liekehdintä” come from?
liekehdintä (Finnish) comes from Finnish liekehtiä, from Finnish liekki, from Proto-Finnic leekki.
liekehdintä (Finnish): flaming
Ancestry of “liekehdintä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | liekehtiä | To flame, blaze |
| 2 | Finnish | liekki | flame; Short for liekkiviina |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | leekki | — |