Where does “surkeasti” come from?

surkeasti (Finnish) comes from Finnish surkea, from Finnish surku, from Proto-Germanic surgō, from Proto-Indo-European swergʰ- — to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,...

surkeasti (Finnish): miserably, pitifully

Definitions

  1. miserably, pitifully

Ancestry of “surkeasti”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsurkeamiserable, wretched; pitiful; lousy
2Finnishsurkupity; sadness, sorrow
3Proto-Germanicsurgōworry, care, sorrow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswergʰ-to watch over, worry; be ill, suffer; watch over,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swergʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic surgō →Every word from Finnish surku →