Where does “kunniankipeä” come from?

kunniankipeä (Finnish) comes from Finnish kunnia, from Proto-Finnic *kunnija, from Proto-Germanic kunją, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

kunniankipeä (Finnish): ambitious

Definitions

  1. ambitious

Ancestry of “kunniankipeä”, step by step

kunniankipeä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kunnia

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkunniahonor; glory; credit, honor
2Proto-Finnic*kunnijakin, family
3Proto-Germanickunjąkin, family, clan; omen, portent, miracle
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁yom—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Finnish kipeä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkipeäill, sick; sore, aching, painful; very good
2Proto-Finnickipedäsore, painful, aching
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yom →Every word from Proto-Germanic kunją →