Where does “levlo” come from?

levlo (Northern Sami) comes from Finnish löyly, from Proto-Finnic leülü, from Proto-Finno-Ugric lewle — breath, soul; spirit, soul.

levlo (Northern Sami): steam in a sauna

Definitions

  1. steam in a sauna

Ancestry of “levlo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlöylythe steam that rises from the sauna stove or the...
2Proto-Finnicleülüsteam
3Proto-Finno-Ugriclewlebreath, soul; spirit, soul
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric lewle →Every word from Proto-Finnic leülü →Every word from Finnish löyly →