Where does “liima” come from?

liima (Finnish) comes from Old Norse lím, from Proto-Germanic līmaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH-, from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

liima (Finnish): glue; cement, as any material with strong...

Definitions

  1. glue; cement, as any material with strong...

Ancestry of “liima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselím
2Proto-Germaniclīmazglue, lime
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

Words derived from “liima

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂-
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