Where does “hurskaasti” come from?

hurskaasti (Finnish) comes from Finnish hurskas, from Proto-Finnic hurskas, from Proto-Germanic hurskaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- — to run.

hurskaasti (Finnish): piously

Definitions

  1. piously

Ancestry of “hurskaasti”, step by step

hurskaasti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hurskas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhurskaspious; wise, deliberate
2Proto-Finnichurskasbrisk, lively, quick
3Proto-Germanichurskazfast; quick; lively
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱers-to run

via Finnish sti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsti—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱers- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hurskaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic hurskas →