Where does “köyhä” come from?
köyhä (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic keühä, from Proto-Germanic skeuhaz, from Proto-Indo-European skewkós.
köyhä (Finnish): poor, not rich; poor, insufficient; A poor ; used...
Definitions
- poor, not rich; poor, insufficient; A poor ; used...
Ancestry of “köyhä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Finnic | keühä | poor |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | skeuhaz | frightened; shy; timid; bashful; coy; reserved;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | skewkós | — |
Words derived from “köyhä”