Where does “jäntevyys” come from?

jäntevyys (Finnish) comes from Finnish jäntevä, from Finnish jänne, from Proto-Finnic jändek, from Proto-Uralic jänte — string.

jäntevyys (Finnish): sinewiness possessing physical strength

Definitions

  1. sinewiness possessing physical strength

Ancestry of “jäntevyys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjänteväsinewy; flexible; wiry
2Finnishjännetendon, sinew; bowstring, string; chord
3Proto-Finnicjändekbowstring
4Proto-Uralicjäntestring
Every word from Proto-Uralic jänte →Every word from Proto-Finnic jändek →Every word from Finnish jänne →