Where does “happiköyhä” come from?

happiköyhä (Finnish) comes from Finnish happi, from Finnish happo, from Russian Агапий, from Old East Slavic Ага́пии, from Old Church Slavonic Ага́пии, from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓γᾰ́πῐος, from Ancient Greek ἀγαπάω — to show affection for the dead; to treat with...

happiköyhä (Finnish): oxygen-deprived

Definitions

  1. oxygen-deprived

Ancestry of “happiköyhä”, step by step

happiköyhä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish happi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhappioxygen
2FinnishhappoAny sour or acidic liquid: acid; A substance that...
3RussianАгапий—
4Old East SlavicАга́пии—
5Old Church SlavonicАга́пии—
6Ancient GreekᾸ̓γᾰ́πῐος—
7Ancient Greekἀγαπάωto show affection for the dead; to treat with...

via Finnish köyhä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishköyhäpoor with few or no possessions or money
2Proto-Finnickeühäpoor
3Proto-Germanicskeuhazfrightened; shy; timid; bashful; coy; reserved;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskewkós—
Every word from Ancient Greek ἀγαπάω →Every word from Ancient Greek Ᾰ̓γᾰ́πῐος →Every word from Old Church Slavonic Ага́пии →