Where does “mennä kihloihin” come from?

mennä kihloihin (Finnish) comes from Finnish kihlat, from Proto-Germanic gīslaz, from Proto-Germanic berhtaz, from Proto-Germanic hrabnaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

mennä kihloihin (Finnish): "~ jonkun kanssa"; to get engaged to somebody

Definitions

  1. "~ jonkun kanssa"; to get engaged to somebody

Ancestry of “mennä kihloihin”, step by step

mennä kihloihin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kihlat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkihlatengagement ring and engagement presents...
2Proto-Germanicgīslazhostage
3Proto-Germanicberhtazbright, shining
4Proto-Germanichrabnazraven
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorh₂-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
8Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via Finnish mennä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmennäto go; to take, pass, spend, go
2Proto-Finnicmendäkto go
3Proto-Uralicmene-to go
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →