Where does “iäisyysajatus” come from?

iäisyysajatus (Finnish) comes from Finnish ajatus, from Finnish ajattaa, from Finnish ajaa, from Proto-Finnic ajadak, from Proto-Uralic aja-, from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háȷ́ati, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

iäisyysajatus (Finnish): thought about eternal life

Definitions

  1. thought about eternal life

Ancestry of “iäisyysajatus”, step by step

iäisyysajatus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ajatus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishajatusthought; idea
2FinnishajattaaTo have something driven
3Finnishajaato drive, ride, travel in a vehicle, transport in...
4Proto-Finnicajadakto go in a vehicle, to drive
5Proto-Uralicaja-to drive; to hunt, chase
6Proto-Indo-IranianHáȷ́atito drive, lead
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Finnish iäisyys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishiäisyyseternity the time that elapses after death
2Finnish-iäinenFront vowel variant of -iainen
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian Háȷ́ati →