Where does “halvasti” come from?
halvasti (Finnish) comes from Finnish halpa, from Proto-Finnic halpa, from Proto-Germanic salwaz, from Proto-Indo-European salw-.
halvasti (Finnish): cheaply
Ancestry of “halvasti”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | halpa | cheap |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | halpa | cheap; bad |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | salwaz | dusky, grey; smutty, dirty, muddy; sallow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | salw- | — |