Where does “herttajätkä” come from?
herttajätkä (Finnish) comes from Finnish Hertta, from Swedish hjärta, from Old Swedish hiærta, from Old Norse hjarta, from Proto-Germanic hertô, from Proto-Indo-European ḱḗr — heart.
herttajätkä (Finnish): jack of hearts, knave of hearts
Definitions
- jack of hearts, knave of hearts
Ancestry of “herttajätkä”, step by step
herttajätkä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Hertta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Hertta | hearts, heart playing card suit |
| 2 | Swedish | hjärta | heart |
| 3 | Old Swedish | hiærta | heart |
| 4 | Old Norse | hjarta | heart |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hertô | heart |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱḗr | heart |
via Finnish jätkä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jätkä | A guy, a dude or a bloke; A knave or a jack; A... |