Where does “hyvesignalointi” come from?
hyvesignalointi (Finnish) comes from Finnish hyve, from Old English hȳf, from Proto-West Germanic hūfi, from Proto-Indo-European kuHp-, from Proto-Indo-European kew- — to swell; skin, complexion; to bend, to be bent.
hyvesignalointi (Finnish): virtue signalling
Definitions
- virtue signalling
Ancestry of “hyvesignalointi”, step by step
hyvesignalointi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish hyve
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hyve | virtue |
| 2 | Old English | hȳf | beehive |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hūfi | beehive |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kuHp- | water vessel; water vessel; hollow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kew- | to swell; skin, complexion; to bend, to be bent |
via Finnish signalointi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | signalointi | signaling |
| 2 | Finnish | -nti | Form action nouns from verbs whose first... |
| 3 | Finnish | -nta | Forms nouns that describe an action; "erota... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -nta | Forms action nouns from verbs |