Where does “korvenraivaajahenki” come from?
korvenraivaajahenki (Finnish) comes from Finnish korvenraivaaja, from Finnish korpi, from Proto-Finnic korpi, from Proto-Uralic korpe, from Portuguese corpo, from Old Portuguese corpo, from Latin corpus, from Proto-Italic korpos — body.
korvenraivaajahenki (Finnish): pioneer spirit willingness to endure hardship in order to build a better life in a new place cleared in the wilderness; used also figuratively
Definitions
- pioneer spirit willingness to endure hardship in order to build a better life in a new place cleared in the wilderness; used also figuratively
Ancestry of “korvenraivaajahenki”, step by step
korvenraivaajahenki traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish korvenraivaaja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | korvenraivaaja | settler, pioneer in the context of Finnish history, a person who leaves the overcrowded already cultivated tracts and establishes a new farm in the wilderness |
| 2 | Finnish | korpi | a boreal forest type appearing on moist moraine... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | korpi | deep forest |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | korpe | woods, forest |
| 5 | Portuguese | corpo | body; corpse, cadaver; Any limited amount of... |
| 6 | Old Portuguese | corpo | — |
| 7 | Latin | corpus | body, person; substance, material; the flesh of... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | korpos | body |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | krépos | body |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | krep- | body |