Where does “henkevöittää” come from?
henkevöittää (Finnish) comes from Finnish henkevä, from Finnish henki, from Proto-Finnic henki, from Proto-Uralic čeŋke.
henkevöittää (Finnish): to inspire, incite, stimulate
Definitions
- to inspire, incite, stimulate
Ancestry of “henkevöittää”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | henkevä | intelligent, bright; spirited, vigorous, animated |
| 2 | Finnish | henki | breath; spirit, ghost; life |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | henki | breath; soul, life force |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | čeŋke | — |