Where does “lyijynraskas” come from?

lyijynraskas (Finnish) comes from Finnish lyijy, from Old Swedish blȳ, from Old Norse blý, from Proto-Germanic blīwiją, from Proto-Indo-European mliH-wó-s, from Proto-Indo-European mleh₁y- — to be weak, weary, tired.

lyijynraskas (Finnish): as heavy as lead

Definitions

  1. as heavy as lead

Ancestry of “lyijynraskas”, step by step

lyijynraskas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lyijy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlyijylead
2Old Swedishblȳ
3Old Norseblýlead
4Proto-Germanicblīwijąlead
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanmliH-wó-s
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmleh₁y-to be weak, weary, tired

via Finnish raskas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishraskasheavy; hard, laborious, strenuous, gruelling;...
2Proto-Finnicraskasheavy, weighty
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mleh₁y-Every word from Proto-Indo-European mliH-wó-sEvery word from Proto-Germanic blīwiją