Where does “halva” come from?
halva (Estonian) comes from Estonian halb, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *halpa, from Proto-Germanic salwaz, from Proto-Indo-European salw-.
halva (Estonian): genitive singular of halb
Definitions
- genitive singular of halb
Ancestry of “halva”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Estonian | halb | bad |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *halpa | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | salwaz | dusky, grey; smutty, dirty, muddy; sallow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | salw- | — |