Where does “tervehdys” come from?

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

tervehdys (Finnish): greeting

Definitions

  1. greeting

Ancestry of “tervehdys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtervehtiäto greet; to salute; to give the time of day, to...
2Finnishtervehealthy, sane; healthy, sound; sound, well
3Proto-Finnictervehhealthy, well; solid, whole
4Proto-Finnic-ehForms nominals

Words derived from “tervehdys”

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