Where does “halvasti” come from?

halvasti (Estonian) comes from Estonian halb, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *halpa, from Proto-Germanic salwaz, from Proto-Indo-European salw-.

halvasti (Estonian): badly, poorly

Definitions

  1. badly, poorly

Ancestry of “halvasti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonianhalbbad
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*halpa—
3Proto-Germanicsalwazdusky, grey; smutty, dirty, muddy; sallow
4Proto-Indo-Europeansalw-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European salw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic salwaz →Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric *halpa →