Where does “halveksivasti” come from?

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

halveksivasti (Finnish): contemptuously, scornfully, disparagingly

Definitions

  1. contemptuously, scornfully, disparagingly

Ancestry of “halveksivasti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhalveksivacontemptuous, scornful, disparaging
2FinnishhalveksiaTo despise, scorn, look down on, sneer at,...
3Finnishhalpacheap
4Proto-Finnichalpacheap; bad
5Proto-Germanicsalwazdusky, grey; smutty, dirty, muddy; sallow
6Proto-Indo-Europeansalw-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European salw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic salwaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic halpa →