Where does “talvilepo” come from?

talvilepo (Finnish) comes from Finnish lepo, from Finnish levätä, from Proto-Finnic lebäit'äk, from Proto-Germanic slēpaną, from Proto-Indo-European slab- — to be weak, be languid; be weak, limp, languid.

talvilepo (Finnish): winter rest state of low activity of anything during the winter

Definitions

  1. winter rest state of low activity of anything during the winter

Ancestry of “talvilepo”, step by step

talvilepo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lepo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleporest, repose; API!; at ease!
2Finnishlevätäto rest, take a break/breather
3Proto-Finniclebäit'äkto rest
4Proto-Germanicslēpanąto sleep
5Proto-Indo-Europeanslab-to be weak, be languid; be weak, limp, languid

via Finnish talvi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtalviwinter
2Proto-Finnictalviwinter
3Proto-Uralictälwäwinter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slab- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slēpaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic lebäit'äk →