lämmöstä

Lämmöstä is the elative form of the Finnish noun lämpö, which means warmth or heat. In Finnish grammar, the elative case expresses origin, source, or basis, roughly corresponding to the English word “from.” Therefore lämmöstä translates to “from warmth” or “of warmth” and is used to indicate the source or cause of a situation.

In everyday language, lämmöstä can appear in discussions about weather, climate, or comfort, where warmth is a factor. It also occurs in fixed constructions such as lämmöstä johtuen, meaning “due to warmth,” or lämmöstä huolimatta, meaning “despite the warmth,” illustrating how the elative links warmth to a consequence or contrast.

Etymology and grammar: lämpö is a native Finnish word for warmth or temperature. The elative suffix -sta/-stä attaches to noun stems to indicate origin, and the form for warmth is lämmöstä in standard use. The particle carries a sense of movement away from warmth, or of warmth as a source for a subsequent condition or event.

See also: lämpö, Finnish grammar, elative case.