Where does “seksikaveri” come from?

seksikaveri (Finnish) comes from Finnish seksi, from Latin sexus, from Proto-Italic seksus, from Proto-Indo-European séksus, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.

seksikaveri (Finnish): friend with benefits

Definitions

  1. friend with benefits

Ancestry of “seksikaveri”, step by step

seksikaveri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish seksi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishseksisex; sexuality
2Latinsexusdivision; sex; gender
3Proto-Italicseksus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanséksus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeansek-to cut, cut off, sever

via Finnish kaveri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaveripal, friend, buddy, mate; dude, bloke
2Yiddishחבֿרfriend, buddy, comrade; boyfriend; comrade
3Hebrewחָבֵרmale friend, comrade; friend; {{l|en|comrade}}

Words derived from “seksikaveri”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European sek- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séksus →Every word from Proto-Italic seksus →