Where does “sielunahdistus” come from?
sielunahdistus (Finnish) comes from Finnish sielu, from Old Swedish siel, from Old Saxon sēola, from Proto-West Germanic saiwalu, from Proto-Germanic saiwalō, from Proto-Germanic saiwiz, from Proto-Germanic sīhwaną, from Proto-Indo-European seykʷ- — to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;...
sielunahdistus (Finnish): anguish of the soul
Definitions
- anguish of the soul
Ancestry of “sielunahdistus”, step by step
sielunahdistus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish sielu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sielu | soul; moving spirit; core of a valve |
| 2 | Old Swedish | siel | — |
| 3 | Old Saxon | sēola | soul |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | saiwalu | soul |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | saiwalō | soul, life force |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | saiwiz | sea, ocean |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | sīhwaną | to filter |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | seykʷ- | to moisten; to filter |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | sey- | to be wet; dribble; run; to stretch one's arm;... |
via Finnish ahdistus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ahdistus | anxiety; angst |
| 2 | Finnish | ahdistaa | To distress, bother; To harass, pester, badger;... |
| 3 | Finnish | ahdas | tight, narrow; narrow; narrow, restrictive |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | ahtas | narrow, cramped |
| 5 | Proto-Baltic | anśtas | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énǵʰus | narrow, tight |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂enǵʰ- | to constrict, tighten, compress; narrow, tight;... |