Where does “keskivaikea” come from?

keskivaikea (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaikea, from Finnish vaiva, from Proto-Finnic vaiva, from Proto-Germanic waiwô, from Proto-Indo-European wai — oh!; woe!.

keskivaikea (Finnish): somewhat difficult, moderately difficult

Definitions

  1. somewhat difficult, moderately difficult

Ancestry of “keskivaikea”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishvaikeaDifficult, hard
2Finnishvaivabother, inconvenience; ailment
3Proto-Finnicvaivabother, inconvenience; pain, illness, torment
4Proto-Germanicwaiwôwoe, grief, misery; evil, wickedness, malice
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwaioh!; woe!

Words derived from “keskivaikea

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wai