Where does “hyvinvointi” come from?
hyvinvointi (Finnish) comes from Finnish vointi, from Finnish -nti, from Finnish -nta, from Proto-Finnic -nta — Forms action nouns from verbs.
hyvinvointi (Finnish): well-being, welfare; wellness
Definitions
- well-being, welfare; wellness
Ancestry of “hyvinvointi”, step by step
hyvinvointi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish vointi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vointi | condition, feel, shape |
| 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 |
via Finnish hyvin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hyvin | well; very; Instructive plural form of hyvä |
| 2 | Finnish | hyvä | good; desirable, advisable |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | *hüvä | — |
Words derived from “hyvinvointi”