Where does “liioittelu” come from?

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

liioittelu (Finnish): exaggeration

Definitions

  1. exaggeration

Ancestry of “liioittelu”, 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 →