Where does “terhakkuus” come from?

terhakkuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish terhakka, from Hungarian terh-, from Hungarian -é, from Albanian -ë, from Proto-West Germanic -jā, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

terhakkuus (Finnish): briskness, energeticness

Definitions

  1. briskness, energeticness

Ancestry of “terhakkuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishterhakkabrisk: energetic and upbeat
2Hungarianterh-—
3Hungarian-éUsed to form the lative, expressing the direction...
4Albanian-ë-ing, -ion
5Proto-West Germanic-jā—
6Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
7Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Hungarian -é →Every word from Proto-West Germanic -jā →