Where does “liesuta” come from?
liesuta (Finnish) comes from Finnish liesu, from Russian лес, from Old East Slavic лѣсъ, from Proto-Slavic lěsъ — forest, woods.
liesuta (Finnish): to be out
Ancestry of “liesuta”, step by step
liesuta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish liesu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | liesu | the condition of not being at home; being out;... |
| 2 | Russian | лес | forest, woods; lumber, timber; леса́ scaffolding,... |
| 3 | Old East Slavic | лѣсъ | forest |
| 4 | Proto-Slavic | lěsъ | forest, woods |
via Finnish tä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tä | what |
| 2 | Finnish | mitä | Partitive singular form of mikä; Partitive... |