Where does “luolalentely” come from?
luolalentely (Finnish) comes from Finnish lentely, from Finnish lennellä, from Finnish -ella, from Proto-Finnic -eldak, from Proto-Uralic -le-.
luolalentely (Finnish): cave flyer
Definitions
- cave flyer
Ancestry of “luolalentely”, step by step
luolalentely traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lentely
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lentely | flying around |
| 2 | Finnish | lennellä | to fly around; to fly back and forth at least... |
| 3 | Finnish | -ella | Forms . The resulting verb often describes a more... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -eldak | Forms frequentative verbs |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -le- | — |
via Finnish luola
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | luola | cave; cavern; grotto |