Where does “hv” come from?

hv (Finnish) comes from Finnish hyvä veli, from Finnish veli, from Proto-Finnic velji, from Proto-Germanic swelijō, from Proto-Indo-European swé — self.

hv (Finnish): hp horsepower, unit of power

Definitions

  1. hp horsepower, unit of power

Ancestry of “hv”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhyvä veliA salutation used at the beginning of a friendly,...
2Finnishvelibrother
3Proto-Finnicveljibrother
4Proto-Germanicswelijōsister's husband
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswéself
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swé →Every word from Proto-Germanic swelijō →Every word from Proto-Finnic velji →