Where does “köyhä” come from?

köyhä (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic keühä, from Proto-Germanic skeuhaz, from Proto-Indo-European skewkós.

köyhä (Finnish): poor with few or no possessions or money

Definitions

  1. poor with few or no possessions or money

Ancestry of “köyhä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnickeühäpoor
2Proto-Germanicskeuhazfrightened; shy; timid; bashful; coy; reserved;...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanskewkós—

Words derived from “köyhä”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewkós →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeuhaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic keühä →