Where does “unissakävely” come from?

unissakävely (Finnish) comes from Finnish kävely, from Finnish kävellä, from Proto-Finnic käveldäk, from Proto-Finnic käüdäk, from Proto-Finnic käwe-, from Proto-Germanic *skēwijaną — to go.

unissakävely (Finnish): somnambulism, sleepwalking

Definitions

  1. somnambulism, sleepwalking

Ancestry of “unissakävely”, step by step

unissakävely traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kävely

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkävelywalk trip made by walking
2Finnishkävelläto walk
3Proto-Finnickäveldäkto walk around
4Proto-Finnickäüdäkto walk, to go
5Proto-Finnickäwe-—
6Proto-Germanic*skēwijanąto go

via Finnish uni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishunidream; sleep
2Proto-Finnicunisleep; dream
3Proto-Finno-Permicune—
Every word from Proto-Germanic *skēwijaną →Every word from Proto-Finnic käwe- →Every word from Proto-Finnic käüdäk →
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