Where does “hallankestävä” come from?
hallankestävä (Finnish) comes from Finnish halla, from Proto-Finnic halla, from Proto-Finnic šalna, from Proto-Balto-Slavic *śalˀnā́ˀ — hoarfrost.
hallankestävä (Finnish): frost-resistant
Ancestry of “hallankestävä”, step by step
hallankestävä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish halla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | halla | frost damage or frost occurring at night during... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | halla | frost |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | šalna | — |
| 4 | Proto-Balto-Slavic | *śalˀnā́ˀ | hoarfrost |
via Finnish kestävä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kestävä | durable, lasting, long-lasting; sustainable;... |
| 2 | Finnish | kestää | to cope, stand, withstand, endure, hold up; to... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kestädäk | to last, endure |
Words derived from “hallankestävä”