Where does “henkiinjäänyt” come from?

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

henkiinjäänyt (Finnish): surviving, alive not dead

Definitions

  1. surviving, alive not dead

Ancestry of “henkiinjäänyt”, step by step

henkiinjäänyt 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 jäädä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjäädäto stay, remain; to get off in the sense of...
2Proto-Finnicjäädäkto stay, to remain
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