Where does “liioitella” come from?

liioitella (Finnish) comes from Finnish liika, from Proto-Finnic liika, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.

liioitella (Finnish): to exaggerate, overstate

Definitions

  1. to exaggerate, overstate

Ancestry of “liioitella”, step by step

liioitella traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish liika

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliikaexcess; excessively
2Proto-Finnicliikaexcess
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave

via Finnish oittaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishoittaa—

Words derived from “liioitella”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Finnic liika →Every word from Finnish liika →