Where does “halveksija” come from?

halveksija (Finnish) comes from Finnish jä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *ja, from Proto-Germanic jahw, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.

halveksija (Finnish): One who contempts

Definitions

  1. One who contempts

Ancestry of “halveksija”, step by step

halveksija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish jä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjäice
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*ja—
3Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
4Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
5Proto-Germanic-hwe—
6Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives

via Finnish halveksia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhalveksiaTo despise, scorn, look down on, sneer at,...
2Finnishhalpacheap
3Proto-Finnichalpacheap; bad
4Proto-Germanicsalwazdusky, grey; smutty, dirty, muddy; sallow
5Proto-Indo-Europeansalw-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe →Every word from Proto-Germanic -hw →Every word from Proto-Germanic jahw →