Where does “henkevä” come from?

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

henkevä (Finnish): intelligent, bright; spirited, vigorous, animated

Definitions

  1. intelligent, bright; spirited, vigorous, animated

Ancestry of “henkevä”, step by step

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

Words derived from “henkevä”

Every word from Proto-Uralic čeŋke →Every word from Proto-Finnic henki →Every word from Finnish henki →