Where does “halu” come from?

halu (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.

halu (Finnish): desire; urge, itch

Definitions

  1. desire; urge, itch

Ancestry of “halu”, 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 “halu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →