Where does “lepo” come from?

lepo (Ingrian) comes 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.

lepo (Ingrian): rest

Definitions

  1. rest

Ancestry of “lepo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlevätäto rest, take a break/breather
2Proto-Finniclebäit'äkto rest
3Proto-Germanicslēpanąto sleep
4Proto-Indo-Europeanslab-to be weak, be languid; be weak, limp, languid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European slab- →Every word from Proto-Germanic slēpaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic lebäit'äk →