Where does “limakko” come from?

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

limakko (Finnish): plasmodium

Definitions

  1. plasmodium

Ancestry of “limakko”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlimamucus; phlegm; slime
2Proto-Finniclimaslime; mucus
3Proto-Germanicslīmąslime; mucus
4Proto-Indo-Europeansley-smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slīmą →Every word from Proto-Finnic lima →