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
Ancestry of “häivä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | häivähtää | to appear or project momentarily; to tend |
| 2 | Finnish | -ähtää | Front vowel variant of -ahtaa |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -ahtadak | — |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -ašta- | — |