Where does “köyhäillä” come from?

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

köyhäillä (Finnish): to live poor or stingy

Definitions

  1. to live poor or stingy

Ancestry of “köyhäillä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishköyhäpoor with few or no possessions or money
2Proto-Finnickeühäpoor
3Proto-Germanicskeuhazfrightened; shy; timid; bashful; coy; reserved;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskewkós—

Words derived from “köyhäillä”

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