Where does “liukkaus” come from?

liukkaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish liukas, from Finnish lipua — to glide, float, slide to move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly.

liukkaus (Finnish): slipperiness

Definitions

  1. slipperiness

Ancestry of “liukkaus”, step by step

liukkaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish liukas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliukasslippery
2Finnishlipuato glide, float, slide to move softly, smoothly, or effortlessly

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi

Words derived from “liukkaus”

Every word from Finnish lipua →Every word from Finnish liukas →