Where does “lima” come from?

lima (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic lima, from Proto-Germanic slīmą, from Proto-Indo-European sley- — smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear.

lima (Finnish): mucus; phlegm; slime

Definitions

  1. mucus; phlegm; slime

Ancestry of “lima”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finniclimaslime; mucus
2Proto-Germanicslīmąslime; mucus
3Proto-Indo-Europeansley-smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear

Words derived from “lima

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sley-