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Where does “leevä” come from?

leevä (Proto-Finnic) comes from Proto-Germanic hlēwaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

leevä (Proto-Finnic): mild, temperate; lightly twisted or spun; mild,...

Definitions

  1. mild, temperate; lightly twisted or spun; mild,...

Ancestry of “leevä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichlēwazlukewarm
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

Words derived from “leevä”

  • lieventää
  • lievempi
  • lievästi
  • lievike
  • lievyys
  • lievittää
  • lievetä
  • lieventyä
  • lievä
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