Where does “rutiköyhä” come from?

rutiköyhä (Finnish) comes from Finnish köyhä, from Proto-Finnic keühä, from Proto-Germanic skeuhaz, from Proto-Indo-European skewkós.

rutiköyhä (Finnish): poverty-stricken, extremely poor; poor as a church mouse

Definitions

  1. poverty-stricken, extremely poor; poor as a church mouse

Ancestry of “rutiköyhä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishköyhäpoor with few or no possessions or money
2Proto-Finnickeühäpoor
3Proto-Germanicskeuhazfrightened; shy; timid; bashful; coy; reserved;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskewkós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewkós →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeuhaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic keühä →