Where does “sitkeähenkinen” come from?

sitkeähenkinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish henki, from Proto-Finnic henki, from Proto-Uralic čeŋke.

sitkeähenkinen (Finnish): tough to kill, difficult to kill

Definitions

  1. tough to kill, difficult to kill

Ancestry of “sitkeähenkinen”, step by step

sitkeähenkinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish henki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhenkibreath; spirit, ghost; life
2Proto-Finnichenkibreath; soul, life force
3Proto-Uralicčeŋke—

via Finnish sitkeä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsitkeätough, chewy; resilient, hardy; persistent,...
2Proto-Finniccitkedätough, resilient
Every word from Proto-Uralic čeŋke →Every word from Proto-Finnic henki →Every word from Finnish henki →