Where does “henkiinherätys” come from?

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

henkiinherätys (Finnish): resurrection, reanimation bringing someone or something back to life

Definitions

  1. resurrection, reanimation bringing someone or something back to life

Ancestry of “henkiinherätys”, step by step

henkiinherätys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish henki

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

via Finnish herätys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishherätyswake-up, awakening; revival, awakening; reveille
2Finnishherättääto wake up, awake(n)
3Finnishherätäto awake, to wake up, to awaken; to arise, to be...
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