Where does “hälveneminen” come from?

hälveneminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish halveta, from Finnish halpa, from Proto-Finnic halpa, from Proto-Germanic salwaz, from Proto-Indo-European salw-.

Ancestry of “hälveneminen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhalvetaTo become cheaper, become less expensive
2Finnishhalpacheap
3Proto-Finnichalpacheap; bad
4Proto-Germanicsalwazdusky, grey; smutty, dirty, muddy; sallow
5Proto-Indo-Europeansalw-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European salw-Every word from Proto-Germanic salwazEvery word from Proto-Finnic halpa