Where does “hellyydentarve” come from?

hellyydentarve (Finnish) comes from Finnish hellyys, from Finnish Hellä, from Swedish håll, from Swedish plats, from Old Swedish platz, from Old Norse plaz, from Middle Low German platse, from Latin platēa — flat.

hellyydentarve (Finnish): need for affection

Definitions

  1. need for affection

Ancestry of “hellyydentarve”, step by step

hellyydentarve traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hellyys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhellyysaffection
2FinnishHellä
3Swedishhålla stop, a station; a direction; a range, a...
4Swedishplatsplace; any geographical position a little larger...
5Old Swedishplatz
6Old Norseplaz
7Middle Low Germanplatse
8Latinplatēabroad way, street
9Ancient Greekπλατεῖαfeminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine...
10Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat

via Finnish tarve

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtarveneed; demand
2Proto-Finnictarbeh
3Proto-Germanicþarbizuseful
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂usEvery word from Ancient Greek πλατύς