Where does “henkiystävä” come from?

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

henkiystävä (Finnish): soulmate

Definitions

  1. soulmate

Ancestry of “henkiystävä”, step by step

henkiystävä 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 ystävä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishystäväfriend
Every word from Proto-Uralic čeŋke →Every word from Proto-Finnic henki →Every word from Finnish henki →