Where does “henkiminen” come from?

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

Ancestry of “henkiminen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhenkiäto exude, radiate, bubble with, sparkle with,...
2Finnishhenkääto breathe, to blow, to radiate, to exude
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 henkiä →
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