Where does “sieluntoiminto” come from?
sieluntoiminto (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;...
sieluntoiminto (Finnish): function of the soul
Definitions
- function of the soul
Ancestry of “sieluntoiminto”, step by step
sieluntoiminto 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 toiminto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | toiminto | feature; function |
| 2 | Finnish | toimia | to work, function, run; to serve, act, work; to... |
| 3 | Finnish | Toimi | chore, task, job, duty |
| 4 | Finnish | toimi | chore, task, job, duty; activities, business,... |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | toimi | work, task, chore |
| 6 | Proto-Finnic | toodak | to bring |
| 7 | Proto-Uralic | toxe- | to bring, give |
| 8 | Hungarian | -ik | Specifies "which" one of a specific set of... |