Where does “liippari” come from?

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

liippari (Finnish): Alternative form of sliippari

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of sliippari

Ancestry of “liippari”, step by step

liippari traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish liipata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliipatato whet
2Swedishslipato grind, to polish, to sharpen
3Middle Low Germanslīpen—
4Proto-Germanicslīpanąto slide; to grind; to sharpen
5Proto-Indo-Europeansley-smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear

via Finnish Ari

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishAri—
2Latinadrianus—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sley- →