Where does “unissakävijä” come from?
unissakävijä (Finnish) comes from Finnish kävijä, from Finnish käydä, from Proto-Finnic käüdäk, from Proto-Finnic käwe-, from Proto-Germanic *skēwijaną — to go.
unissakävijä (Finnish): sleepwalker, somnambulist
Definitions
- sleepwalker, somnambulist
Ancestry of “unissakävijä”, step by step
unissakävijä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish kävijä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | kävijä | attender; visitor |
| 2 | Finnish | käydä | to visit, go to (and return), attend (a place) |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | käüdäk | to walk, to go |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | käwe- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *skēwijaną | to go |