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

Definitions

  1. stealth

Ancestry of “häive-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhäiveglimpse, hint, trace
2Finnishhäipyäto disappear, vanish visibly of something visible: to gradually get less visible or clear
3Finnishhaipuato fade away
4Finnish-puaForms passive verbs
Every word from Finnish -pua →Every word from Finnish haipua →Every word from Finnish häipyä →