Where does “halveksiva” come from?

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

halveksiva (Finnish): contemptuous, scornful, disparaging

Definitions

  1. contemptuous, scornful, disparaging

Ancestry of “halveksiva”, 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-—

Words derived from “halveksiva”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European salw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic salwaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic halpa →