Where does “havitella” come from?

havitella (Finnish) comes from Finnish hävittää, from Finnish hävitä, from Proto-Finnic hävit'äk — to disappear, vanish.

havitella (Finnish): to be after, aspire, hanker

Definitions

  1. to be after, aspire, hanker

Ancestry of “havitella”, step by step

havitella traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hävittää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhävittääto lose, misplace; to destroy completely,...
2Finnishhävitäto disappear, vanish; to get lost; to disperse,...
3Proto-Finnichävit'äkto disappear, vanish

via Finnish havi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhavi—

Words derived from “havitella”

Every word from Proto-Finnic hävit'äk →Every word from Finnish hävitä →Every word from Finnish hävittää →