Where does “terveesti” come from?

terveesti (Finnish) comes from Finnish terve, from Proto-Finnic terveh, from Proto-Finnic -eh — Forms nominals.

terveesti (Finnish): healthily

Definitions

  1. healthily

Ancestry of “terveesti”, step by step

terveesti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish terve

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtervehealthy, sane; healthy, sound; sound, well
2Proto-Finnictervehhealthy, well; solid, whole
3Proto-Finnic-ehForms nominals

via Finnish sti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsti—
Every word from Proto-Finnic -eh →Every word from Proto-Finnic terveh →Every word from Finnish terve →