Where does “jäävi” come from?
jäävi (Finnish) comes from Swedish jäv, from Old Swedish iæf, from Old Norse ef, from Proto-Germanic jabai, from Proto-Indo-European ē- — then, at that time.
jäävi (Finnish): disqualified; challenge
Ancestry of “jäävi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | jäv | — |
| 2 | Old Swedish | iæf | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | ef | if |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | jabai | when, if |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ē- | then, at that time |
Words derived from “jäävi”