Where does “lem” come from?

lem (Livonian) comes from Proto-Finnic lämbin, from Proto-Uralic lämpe.

lem (Livonian): warm

Definitions

  1. warm

Ancestry of “lem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finniclämbinwarm
2Proto-Uraliclämpe—
Every word from Proto-Uralic lämpe →Every word from Proto-Finnic lämbin →
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