Where does “sääliä” come from?

sääliä (Finnish) comes from Finnish sää, from Proto-Finnic sää, from Proto-Finno-Ugric säŋe — air.

sääliä (Finnish): to pity

Definitions

  1. to pity

Ancestry of “sääliä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsääweather; you; fiber, thread, strand
2Proto-Finnicsääweather
3Proto-Finno-Ugricsäŋeair

Words derived from “sääliä”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric säŋe →Every word from Proto-Finnic sää →Every word from Finnish sää →