Where does “eläytymiskyky” come from?
eläytymiskyky (Finnish) comes from Finnish eläytyminen, from Finnish eläytyä, from Swedish leva sig in, from Swedish leva, from Old Swedish leva, from Old Norse leifa, from Proto-Germanic laibijaną, from Proto-Germanic lībaną — to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave...
eläytymiskyky (Finnish): ability to empathize
Definitions
- ability to empathize
Ancestry of “eläytymiskyky”, step by step
eläytymiskyky traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish eläytyminen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | eläytyminen | — |
| 2 | Finnish | eläytyä | To empathise/empathize |
| 3 | Swedish | leva sig in | }} to vividly imagine (something), to immerse oneself or become immersed (in), to empathize (with) |
| 4 | Swedish | leva | to live; to be alive |
| 5 | Old Swedish | leva | to leave behind |
| 6 | Old Norse | leifa | to leave over |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | laibijaną | to leave behind, to leave remaining |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | lībaną | to remain, to be left |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | leyp- | to stick; fat or sticky substance |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | lēy- | to leave, let; to want, desire; to let; leave... |
via Finnish kyky
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kyky | ability, capacity, capability; a capable person,... |
| 2 | Finnish | kyetä | To be able to, be capable of, can, be competent... |
| 3 | Finnish | -etä | Front vowel variant of -eta |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -t'ak | Forms verbs from nominal stems, generally with a causative, factitive or instrumental meaning |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -ta- | Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs... |