Where does “köyhyys” come from?

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

köyhyys (Finnish): poverty

Definitions

  1. poverty

Ancestry of “köyhyys”, step by step

köyhyys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish köyhä

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

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi

Words derived from “köyhyys”

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