Where does “litsiluumu” come from?

litsiluumu (Finnish) comes from Finnish litsi, from Swedish slits, from German Schlitz, from Old High German sliz.

Ancestry of “litsiluumu”, step by step

litsiluumu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish litsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlitsilychee
2Swedishslitsslit, slot
3GermanSchlitzslit, slash; groove
4Old High Germansliz—

via Finnish luumu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishluumuplum
2Old Swedishplumon—
Every word from Old High German sliz →Every word from German Schlitz →Every word from Swedish slits →