Where does “lämminhenkinen” come from?

lämminhenkinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish henki, from Proto-Finnic henki, from Proto-Uralic čeŋke.

lämminhenkinen (Finnish): warm-hearted, warm, loving, friendly, heartwarming

Definitions

  1. warm-hearted, warm, loving, friendly, heartwarming

Ancestry of “lämminhenkinen”, step by step

lämminhenkinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish henki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhenkibreath; spirit, ghost; life
2Proto-Finnichenkibreath; soul, life force
3Proto-Uralicčeŋke—

via Finnish lämmin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlämminwarm
2Proto-Finniclämbinwarm
3Proto-Uraliclämpe—
Every word from Proto-Uralic čeŋke →Every word from Proto-Finnic henki →Every word from Finnish henki →
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