Where does “jalkavaivainen” come from?

jalkavaivainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaiva, from Proto-Finnic vaiva, from Proto-Germanic waiwô, from Proto-Indo-European wai — oh!; woe!.

jalkavaivainen (Finnish): with foot problems

Definitions

  1. with foot problems

Ancestry of “jalkavaivainen”, step by step

jalkavaivainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vaiva

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaivabother, inconvenience; ailment
2Proto-Finnicvaivabother, inconvenience; pain, illness, torment
3Proto-Germanicwaiwôwoe, grief, misery; evil, wickedness, malice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwaioh!; woe!

via Finnish jalka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjalkafoot; leg; the lower limb of a human
2Proto-Finnicjalkaleg; foot
3Proto-Finno-Ugricjalka—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wai →Every word from Proto-Germanic waiwô →Every word from Proto-Finnic vaiva →