Where does “hengenlahjat” come from?

hengenlahjat (Finnish) comes from Finnish Lahja, from Finnish lahja, from Proto-Finnic lahja, from Proto-Germanic blahwjǭ, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlok-.

hengenlahjat (Finnish): faculties, mental faculties

Definitions

  1. faculties, mental faculties

Ancestry of “hengenlahjat”, step by step

hengenlahjat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Lahja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishLahjapresent, gift
2Finnishlahjapresent, gift; talent, gift
3Proto-Finniclahjawedding gift
4Proto-Germanicblahwjǭ—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlok-—

via Finnish henki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhenkibreath; spirit, ghost; life
2Proto-Finnichenkibreath; soul, life force
3Proto-Uralicčeŋke—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰlok- →Every word from Proto-Germanic blahwjǭ →Every word from Proto-Finnic lahja →