Where does “halveksittavuus” come from?
halveksittavuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish halveksittava, from Finnish halveksia, from Finnish halpa, from Proto-Finnic halpa, from Proto-Germanic salwaz, from Proto-Indo-European salw-.
halveksittavuus (Finnish): contemptibleness
Definitions
- contemptibleness
Ancestry of “halveksittavuus”, step by step
halveksittavuus 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 uus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | uus | Alternative form of uusi |