Where does “tervehtiä” come from?

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

tervehtiä (Finnish): to greet; to salute; to give the time of day, to...

Definitions

  1. to greet; to salute; to give the time of day, to...

Ancestry of “tervehtiä”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tervehtiä”

Every word from Proto-Finnic -eh →Every word from Proto-Finnic terveh →Every word from Finnish terve →
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