Where does “litu” come from?

litu (Finnish) comes from Finnish litistää, from Finnish litteä, from Finnish -eä — Front vowel variant of -ea.

litu (Finnish): silique, siliqua long – length more than twice the width – fruit of a cruciferous plant

Definitions

  1. silique, siliqua long – length more than twice the width – fruit of a cruciferous plant

Ancestry of “litu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlitistääto flatten press or squeeze into a flat shape
2Finnishlitteäflat
3Finnish-eäFront vowel variant of -ea

Words derived from “litu”

Every word from Finnish -eä →Every word from Finnish litteä →Every word from Finnish litistää →