Where does “yleisliima” come from?

yleisliima (Finnish) comes from Finnish liima, from Old Norse lím, from Proto-Germanic līmaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH-, from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- — to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

yleisliima (Finnish): all-purpose glue, general purpose glue, all-purpose adhesive, universal adhesive

Definitions

  1. all-purpose glue, general purpose glue, all-purpose adhesive, universal adhesive

Ancestry of “yleisliima”, step by step

yleisliima traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish liima

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishliimaglue; cement, as any material with strong...
2Old Norselím—
3Proto-Germaniclīmazglue, lime
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂leyH-to smear
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleyh₂-to die, disapear; to avoid, elude, decline,...

via Finnish yleinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishyleinencommon, widespread; mutual; generic, general,...
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂leyH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic līmaz →