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Where does “huilia” come from?

huilia (Finnish) comes from Finnish huilata, from Old Swedish hvīla, from Old Norse hvíla, from Proto-Germanic hwīlāną, from Proto-Germanic -āną, from Proto-Germanic -ajaną, from Proto-Indo-European -oyéti, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

huilia (Finnish): To rest for a while for relaxation

Definitions

  1. To rest for a while for relaxation

Ancestry of “huilia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhuilataTo rest, to have a break
2Old Swedishhvīla—
3Old Norsehvílabed; to rest; to lie, rest, sleep
4Proto-Germanichwīlānąto rest, to pause, to take a break
5Proto-Germanic-ānąCreates factitive verbs from adjectives, later...
6Proto-Germanic-ajaną—
7Proto-Indo-European-oyétiCreates factitive verbs from adjectives
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
10Chichewaiyehe, she
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