Where does “halventaminen” come from?

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

Ancestry of “halventaminen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhalventaato disparage; to cheapen
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 salwaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic halpa →
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