Where does “henkiä” come from?

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

henkiä (Finnish): to exude, radiate, bubble with, sparkle with,...

Definitions

  1. to exude, radiate, bubble with, sparkle with,...

Ancestry of “henkiä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhenkääto breathe, to blow, to radiate, to exude
2Finnishhenkibreath; spirit, ghost; life
3Proto-Finnichenkibreath; soul, life force
4Proto-Uralicčeŋke—

Words derived from “henkiä”

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