Where does “häivä” come from?

häivä (Finnish) comes from Finnish häivähtää, from Finnish -ähtää, from Proto-Finnic -ahtadak, from Proto-Uralic -ašta-.

häivä (Finnish): trace

Definitions

  1. trace

Ancestry of “häivä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhäivähtääto appear or project momentarily; to tend
2Finnish-ähtääFront vowel variant of -ahtaa
3Proto-Finnic-ahtadakForms momentane verbs
4Proto-Uralic-ašta-—

Words derived from “häivä”

Every word from Proto-Uralic -ašta- →Every word from Finnish -ähtää →Every word from Finnish häivähtää →