Where does “riidanhalu” come from?

riidanhalu (Finnish) comes from Finnish halu, from Finnish halata, from Proto-Germanic halōną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

riidanhalu (Finnish): argumentativeness, contentiousness, belligerence, quarrelsomeness, willingness to argue

Definitions

  1. argumentativeness, contentiousness, belligerence, quarrelsomeness, willingness to argue

Ancestry of “riidanhalu”, step by step

riidanhalu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish halu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaludesire; urge, itch
2Finnishhalatato hug, embrace; to want
3Proto-Germanichalōnąto call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

via Finnish riita

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishriitaquarrel
2Proto-Finnicriitaquarrel
3Proto-Germanicstrīdazbattle, fight

Words derived from “riidanhalu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic halōną →Every word from Finnish halata →
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