Where does “liioittelija” come from?

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

liioittelija (Finnish): exaggerator

Definitions

  1. exaggerator

Ancestry of “liioittelija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliioitellato exaggerate, overstate
2Finnishliikaexcess; excessively
3Proto-Finnicliikaexcess
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Finnic liika →Every word from Finnish liika →