Where does “halveksiminen” come from?

halveksiminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish halveksia, from Finnish halpa, from Proto-Finnic halpa, from Proto-Germanic salwaz, from Proto-Indo-European salw-.

Ancestry of “halveksiminen”, step by step

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 salw-Every word from Proto-Germanic salwazEvery word from Proto-Finnic halpa
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