Where does “hengettömyys” come from?

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

hengettömyys (Finnish): lifelessness

Definitions

  1. lifelessness

Ancestry of “hengettömyys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhengetönlifeless, dead; tedious, dull, boring; A gold...
2Finnishhenkibreath; spirit, ghost; life
3Proto-Finnichenkibreath; soul, life force
4Proto-Uralicčeŋke—
Every word from Proto-Uralic čeŋke →Every word from Proto-Finnic henki →Every word from Finnish henki →