Where does “lešknai” come from?

lešknai (Livonian) comes from Livonian nai, from Proto-Finnic nainen — woman; wife.

lešknai (Livonian): widow

Definitions

  1. widow

Ancestry of “lešknai”, step by step

lešknai traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Livonian nai

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Livoniannaiwife
2Proto-Finnicnainenwoman; wife

via Livonian lešk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Livonianleškwidower
2Proto-Finnicleskiwidow, widower
Every word from Proto-Finnic nainen →Every word from Livonian nai →