Where does “hüvasti” come from?

hüvasti (Estonian) comes from Estonian hüva, from Proto-Finnic *hüvä.

hüvasti (Estonian): goodbye, farewell

Definitions

  1. goodbye, farewell

Ancestry of “hüvasti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianhüvagood; okay, fine
2Proto-Finnic*hüvä—
Every word from Proto-Finnic *hüvä →Every word from Estonian hüva →
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