Where does “liituri” come from?

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

liituri (Finnish): flying squirrel squirrel of the tribe Petauristinae in the family

Definitions

  1. flying squirrel squirrel of the tribe Petauristinae in the family

Ancestry of “liituri”, step by step

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

Words derived from “liituri”

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