Where does “liito” come from?

liito (Finnish) comes from Finnish liitää, from Proto-Germanic glīdaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰleydʰ- — to glide.

liito (Finnish): glide

Definitions

  1. glide

Ancestry of “liito”, step by step

liito traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish liitää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliitääto sail; to glide; to soar
2Proto-Germanicglīdanąto glide; slide
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰleydʰ-to glide

via Finnish o

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnisho—

Words derived from “liito”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰleydʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic glīdaną →Every word from Finnish liitää →