Where does “limapää” come from?

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

limapää (Finnish): alfonsin, alfonsino

Definitions

  1. alfonsin, alfonsino

Ancestry of “limapää”, step by step

limapää traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lima

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlimamucus; phlegm; slime
2Proto-Finniclimaslime; mucus
3Proto-Germanicslīmąslime; mucus
4Proto-Indo-Europeansley-smooth; slick; sticky; slimy; to smear

via Finnish pää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpäähead; end, tip
2Proto-Finnicpäähead
3Proto-Uralicpäŋehead
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slīmą →Every word from Proto-Finnic lima →