Where does “säälittää” come from?
säälittää (Finnish) comes from Finnish sääli, from Swedish salig, from Middle Low German sä̂lich, from Old Saxon sālig, from Proto-Germanic *sālīg, from Proto-West Germanic sāli, from Proto-Germanic saliz, from Proto-Indo-European sol- — whole.
säälittää (Finnish): to make feel pity; to feel pity
Definitions
- to make feel pity; to feel pity
Ancestry of “säälittää”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sääli | pity; mercy; what a pity |
| 2 | Swedish | salig | blessed; blissful |
| 3 | Middle Low German | sä̂lich | — |
| 4 | Old Saxon | sālig | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *sālīg | — |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | sāli | happiness, prosperity; proper, appropriate time |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | saliz | house; dwelling; hall; room |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | sol- | whole |