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
Ancestry of “liioittelu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | liioitella | to exaggerate, overstate |
| 2 | Finnish | liika | excess; excessively |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | liika | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | leykʷ- | to leave |