Where does “hymynhäivä” come from?

hymynhäivä (Finnish) comes from Finnish häivä, from Finnish häivähtää, from Finnish -ähtää, from Proto-Finnic -ahtadak, from Proto-Uralic -ašta-.

hymynhäivä (Finnish): half-smile

Definitions

  1. half-smile

Ancestry of “hymynhäivä”, step by step

hymynhäivä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish häivä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhäivätrace
2Finnishhäivähtääto appear or project momentarily; to tend
3Finnish-ähtääFront vowel variant of -ahtaa
4Proto-Finnic-ahtadakForms momentane verbs
5Proto-Uralic-ašta-—

via Finnish hymy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhymysmile
Every word from Proto-Uralic -ašta- →Every word from Finnish -ähtää →Every word from Finnish häivähtää →