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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.

unissakävely (Finnish): somnambulism, sleepwalking

Definitions

  1. somnambulism, sleepwalking

Ancestry of “unissakävely”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkävelywalk; walking; racewalking, speedwalking ; race...
2Finnishkävelläto walk
3Proto-Finnickäveldäkto walk around
4Proto-Finnickäüdäkto walk, to go
5Proto-Finnickäwe-—
6Proto-Germanic*skēwijaną—
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