Where does “halkeilu” come from?

halkeilu (Finnish) comes from Finnish halkeilla, from Finnish haljeta, from Proto-Finnic halget'ak — to split, to break; to crack.

halkeilu (Finnish): splitting, cracking

Definitions

  1. splitting, cracking

Ancestry of “halkeilu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhalkeillato crack, chap, fissure
2FinnishhaljetaTo rip, tear, split; To crack, fracture; To...
3Proto-Finnichalget'akto split, to break; to crack
Every word from Proto-Finnic halget'ak →Every word from Finnish haljeta →Every word from Finnish halkeilla →