Where does “hikevä” come from?
hikevä (Finnish) comes from Finnish hiki, from Proto-Finnic hiki — sweat, perspiration.
hikevä (Finnish): moist
Ancestry of “hikevä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hiki | sweat, perspiration |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | hiki | sweat, perspiration |