Where does “tuulenhenkäys” come from?

tuulenhenkäys (Finnish) comes from Finnish henkäys, from Finnish henkää, from Finnish henki, from Proto-Finnic henki, from Proto-Uralic čeŋke.

tuulenhenkäys (Finnish): breath of wind, breeze, zephyr

Definitions

  1. breath of wind, breeze, zephyr

Ancestry of “tuulenhenkäys”, step by step

tuulenhenkäys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish henkäys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhenkäysbreath, puff, gasp
2Finnishhenkääto breathe, to blow, to radiate, to exude
3Finnishhenkibreath; spirit, ghost; life
4Proto-Finnichenkibreath; soul, life force
5Proto-Uralicčeŋke—

via Finnish Tuuli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishTuuliwind
2FinnishTuulikkiA forest goddess, daughter of Tapio in the Kalevala
Every word from Proto-Uralic čeŋke →Every word from Proto-Finnic henki →Every word from Finnish henkää →