Where does “uusköyhälistö” come from?
uusköyhälistö (Finnish) comes from Finnish köyhälistö, from Finnish köyhä, from Proto-Finnic keühä, from Proto-Germanic skeuhaz, from Proto-Indo-European skewkós.
uusköyhälistö (Finnish): nouveau pauvre
Definitions
- nouveau pauvre
Ancestry of “uusköyhälistö”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | köyhälistö | the poor, lower class, proletariat |
| 2 | Finnish | köyhä | poor with few or no possessions or money |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | keühä | poor |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skeuhaz | frightened; shy; timid; bashful; coy; reserved;... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | skewkós | — |