Where does “hyvävointinen” come from?

hyvävointinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish vointi, from Finnish -nti, from Finnish -nta, from Proto-Finnic -nta — Forms action nouns from verbs.

hyvävointinen (Finnish): well, healthy, feeling well

Definitions

  1. well, healthy, feeling well

Ancestry of “hyvävointinen”, step by step

hyvävointinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vointi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvointicondition, feel, shape
2Finnish-ntiForm action nouns from verbs whose first...
3Finnish-ntaForms nouns that describe an action; "erota...
4Proto-Finnic-ntaForms action nouns from verbs

via Finnish hyvä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhyvägood; desirable, advisable
2Proto-Finnic*hüvä—
Every word from Proto-Finnic -nta →
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