Where does “hengenmeno” come from?

hengenmeno (Finnish) comes from Finnish henki, from Proto-Finnic henki, from Proto-Uralic čeŋke.

hengenmeno (Finnish): death, dying

Definitions

  1. death, dying

Ancestry of “hengenmeno”, step by step

hengenmeno traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish henki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhenkibreath; spirit, ghost; life
2Proto-Finnichenkibreath; soul, life force
3Proto-Uralicčeŋke—

via Finnish meno

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmenogoing; course, ride; expense, expenditure
2Proto-Finnicmenogoing
Every word from Proto-Uralic čeŋke →Every word from Proto-Finnic henki →Every word from Finnish henki →