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
Ancestry of “köyhyys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | köyhä | poor, not rich; poor, insufficient; A poor ; used... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | keühä | poor |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | skeuhaz | frightened; shy; timid; bashful; coy; reserved;... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | skewkós | — |
Words derived from “köyhyys”