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Where does “liekehtiä” come from?

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

liekehtiä (Finnish): To flame, blaze

Definitions

  1. To flame, blaze

Ancestry of “liekehtiä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliekkiflame; Short for liekkiviina
2Proto-Finnicleekki—

Words derived from “liekehtiä”

  • liekehdintä
Every word from Proto-Finnic leekki →