Where does “huokaus” come from?

huokaus (Finnish) comes from Finnish huoata — To sigh.

huokaus (Finnish): sigh

Definitions

  1. sigh

Ancestry of “huokaus”, step by step

huokaus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish huoata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhuoataTo sigh

via Finnish us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishus-ing
Every word from Finnish huoata
huokaus — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer