Where does “me-henki” come from?

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

me-henki (Finnish): team spirit, group spirit

Definitions

  1. team spirit, group spirit

Ancestry of “me-henki”, step by step

me-henki 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 me

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmewe
2Proto-Finnic*mek—
3Proto-Uralicmewe
Every word from Proto-Uralic čeŋke →Every word from Proto-Finnic henki →Every word from Finnish henki →