Where does “henkilöinti” come from?

henkilöinti (Finnish) comes from Finnish henkilöidä, from Finnish henkilö, from Finnish henki, from Proto-Finnic henki, from Proto-Uralic čeŋke.

henkilöinti (Finnish): personification

Definitions

  1. personification

Ancestry of “henkilöinti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhenkilöidäto personify
2Finnishhenkilöperson; figure
3Finnishhenkibreath; spirit, ghost; life
4Proto-Finnichenkibreath; soul, life force
5Proto-Uralicčeŋke—
Every word from Proto-Uralic čeŋke →Every word from Proto-Finnic henki →Every word from Finnish henki →