Where does “lumipeitteinen” come from?
lumipeitteinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish peitteinen, from Finnish peittää, from Proto-Finnic peittädäk, from Proto-Finnic pej-, from Proto-Uralic *pälkä — thumb.
lumipeitteinen (Finnish): snow-covered
Definitions
- snow-covered
Ancestry of “lumipeitteinen”, step by step
lumipeitteinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish peitteinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | peitteinen | covered in or with |
| 2 | Finnish | peittää | to cover |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | peittädäk | to cover; to hide, to conceal |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | pej- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | *pälkä | thumb |