Where does “liekehdintä” come from?

liekehdintä (Finnish) comes from Finnish liekehtiä, from Finnish liekki, from Proto-Finnic leekki — flame.

liekehdintä (Finnish): flaming

Definitions

  1. flaming

Ancestry of “liekehdintä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishliekehtiäTo flame, blaze
2Finnishliekkiflame; Short for liekkiviina
3Proto-Finnicleekkiflame
Every word from Proto-Finnic leekkiEvery word from Finnish liekkiEvery word from Finnish liekehtiä
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