Where does “liippakivi” come from?

liippakivi (Finnish) comes from Finnish liippa, from Swedish slip, from Swedish slipa, from Middle Low German slīpen, from Proto-Germanic slīpaną, from Proto-Indo-European sley- — smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear.

liippakivi (Finnish): whetstone

Definitions

  1. whetstone

Ancestry of “liippakivi”, step by step

liippakivi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish liippa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliippawhetstone
2Swedishslipa slipway, a slip
3Swedishslipato grind, to polish, to sharpen
4Middle Low Germanslīpen—
5Proto-Germanicslīpanąto slide; to grind; to sharpen
6Proto-Indo-Europeansley-smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear

via Finnish kivi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkivistone; a piece of stone which is larger than a...
2Latin-lanominative feminine singular of -lus; nominative...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sley- →