Where does “pitkäliepeinen” come from?

pitkäliepeinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish pitkä, from Proto-Finnic pitkä, from Proto-Uralic pide, from Finnish pitää, from Proto-Finnic pitädäk, from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä-.

pitkäliepeinen (Finnish): long-skirted, with a long hem

Definitions

  1. long-skirted, with a long hem

Ancestry of “pitkäliepeinen”, step by step

pitkäliepeinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish pitkä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpitkälong; tall; Short for pitkä kiekko
2Proto-Finnicpitkälong; tall
3Proto-Uralicpidetall
4Finnishpitääto hold, grasp, grip; to keep, take; to like, be...
5Proto-Finnicpitädäkto hold, to grasp; to keep
6Proto-Finno-Ugricpitä-—

via Finnish lieve

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlievethe lower edge of a garment; hem; hem; In plural...
2Proto-Finnicleebekhem
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric pitä- →
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