Where does “halaus” come from?

halaus (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.

halaus (Finnish): hug

Definitions

  1. hug

Ancestry of “halaus”, step by step

halaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish halata

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

via Finnish us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishus-ing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic halōną →Every word from Finnish halata →