Where does “järkeenkäyvä” come from?
järkeenkäyvä (Finnish) comes from Finnish käyvä, from Finnish -sti, from Proto-Finnic -stik — Forms adverbs of manner from adjectives.
Ancestry of “järkeenkäyvä”, step by step
järkeenkäyvä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish käyvä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | käyvä | Present active participle of käydä |
| 2 | Finnish | -sti | Forms adverbs describing how many times something... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | -stik | Forms adverbs of manner from adjectives |
via Finnish järki
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | järki | reason; sense |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | järki | row; order, condition |