Where does “jäähyväistervehdys” come from?
jäähyväistervehdys (Finnish) comes from Finnish tervehdys, from Finnish tervehtiä, from Finnish terve, from Proto-Finnic terveh, from Proto-Finnic -eh — Forms nominals.
jäähyväistervehdys (Finnish): farewell greeting
Definitions
- farewell greeting
Ancestry of “jäähyväistervehdys”, step by step
jäähyväistervehdys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish tervehdys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | tervehdys | greeting |
| 2 | Finnish | tervehtiä | to greet; to salute; to give the time of day, to... |
| 3 | Finnish | terve | healthy, sane; healthy, sound; sound, well |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | terveh | healthy, well; solid, whole |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | -eh | Forms nominals |
via Finnish jäähyväiset
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jäähyväiset | goodbye, farewell; valediction |
| 2 | Finnish | jää | ice; rock; in the expression on the rocks =... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | jää | ice |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | jäŋe | ice |