Where does “lōlami” come from?

lōlami (Livonian) comes from Livonian loulõ, from Proto-Finnic lauladak — to sing.

lōlami (Livonian): singing

Definitions

  1. singing

Ancestry of “lōlami”, step by step

lōlami traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Livonian loulõ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Livonianloulõto sing
2Proto-Finniclauladakto sing

via Livonian mi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Livonianmi
Every word from Proto-Finnic lauladakEvery word from Livonian loulõ