Where does “hengenpidin” come from?
hengenpidin (Finnish) comes from Finnish pidin, from Finnish -in, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *-in, from Proto-Uralic -ma.
hengenpidin (Finnish): one's livelihood
Ancestry of “hengenpidin”, step by step
hengenpidin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish pidin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | pidin | holder, bracket; First-person singular indicative... |
| 2 | Finnish | -in | Suffix variant for the illative singular, see... |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *-in | — |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | -ma | — |
via Finnish henki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | henki | breath; spirit, ghost; life |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | henki | breath; soul, life force |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | čeŋke | — |