Where does “henkäillä” come from?

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

henkäillä (Finnish): to breathe in an indifferent or relaxed manner

Definitions

  1. to breathe in an indifferent or relaxed manner

Ancestry of “henkäillä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhenkääto breathe, to blow, to radiate, to exude
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 henkää →