Where does “jälkihehku” come from?
jälkihehku (Finnish) comes from Finnish jälki-, from Finnish jälki, from Proto-Finnic jälki, from Proto-Finno-Ugric jälke.
jälkihehku (Finnish): afterglow
Ancestry of “jälkihehku”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | jälki- | after-; post- |
| 2 | Finnish | jälki | trace; track; aftermath |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | jälki | trace, mark; track, trail |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | jälke | — |