Where does “limaska” come from?

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

limaska (Finnish): duckweed

Definitions

  1. duckweed

Ancestry of “limaska”, step by step

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

Words derived from “limaska”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sley- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slīmą →Every word from Proto-Finnic lima →