Where does “köyhetä” come from?
köyhetä (Finnish) comes from Finnish köyhä, from Proto-Finnic keühä, from Proto-Germanic skeuhaz, from Proto-Indo-European skewkós.
köyhetä (Finnish): To become poorer; impoverish
Definitions
- To become poorer; impoverish
Ancestry of “köyhetä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | köyhä | poor with few or no possessions or money |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | keühä | poor |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skeuhaz | frightened; shy; timid; bashful; coy; reserved;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | skewkós | — |