Where does “syntivelka” come from?

syntivelka (Finnish) comes from Finnish synti, from Swedish synd, from Old Norse synd, from Proto-Germanic sundijō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁s-ónt-ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₁sónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.

syntivelka (Finnish): debt of sin

Definitions

  1. debt of sin

Ancestry of “syntivelka”, step by step

syntivelka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish synti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsyntisin
2Swedishsyndsin; pity, shame
3Old Norsesyndsin
4Proto-Germanicsundijōsin
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁s-ónt-ih₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁sóntsactive participle of *h₁ésti; being, existence;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be

via Finnish velka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvelkadebt
2Proto-Finnicvelkadebt
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁sónts →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁s-ónt-ih₂ →