Where does “häive-” come from?
häive- (Finnish) comes from Finnish häive, from Finnish häipyä, from Finnish haipua, from Finnish -pua — Forms passive verbs.
häive- (Finnish): stealth
Ancestry of “häive-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | häive | glimpse, hint, trace |
| 2 | Finnish | häipyä | To disappear, vanish ; to fade out/away; To be... |
| 3 | Finnish | haipua | to fade away |
| 4 | Finnish | -pua | Forms passive verbs |
Words derived from “häive-”