Where does “talkoohenki” come from?

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

talkoohenki (Finnish): volunteer spirit to complete something as a collective or in cooperation with other people

Definitions

  1. volunteer spirit to complete something as a collective or in cooperation with other people

Ancestry of “talkoohenki”, step by step

talkoohenki 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 talkoot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtalkootbee; Synonym of talkootyö

Words derived from “talkoohenki”

Every word from Proto-Uralic čeŋke →Every word from Proto-Finnic henki →Every word from Finnish henki →