Where does “halailu” come from?

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

halailu (Finnish): hugging; petting

Definitions

  1. hugging; petting

Ancestry of “halailu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhalaillato hug, repeatedly
2Finnishhalatato hug, embrace; to want
3Proto-Germanichalōnąto call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic halōną →Every word from Finnish halata →