Where does “halveksittavasti” come from?
halveksittavasti (Finnish) comes from Finnish halveksittava, from Finnish halveksia, from Finnish halpa, from Proto-Finnic halpa, from Proto-Germanic salwaz, from Proto-Indo-European salw-.
halveksittavasti (Finnish): contemptibly
Definitions
- contemptibly
Ancestry of “halveksittavasti”, step by step
halveksittavasti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish halveksittava
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | halveksittava | contemptible, despicable; Present passive... |
| 2 | Finnish | halveksia | To despise, scorn, look down on, sneer at,... |
| 3 | Finnish | halpa | cheap |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | halpa | cheap; bad |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | salwaz | dusky, grey; smutty, dirty, muddy; sallow |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | salw- | — |
via Finnish sti
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sti | — |