Where does “halailla” come from?

halailla (Finnish) comes from Finnish halata, from Proto-Germanic halōną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

halailla (Finnish): to hug, repeatedly

Definitions

  1. to hug, repeatedly

Ancestry of “halailla”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhalatato hug, embrace; to want
2Proto-Germanichalōnąto call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

Words derived from “halailla”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic halōną →Every word from Finnish halata →