Where does “vaellushalu” come from?

vaellushalu (Finnish) comes from Finnish halu, from Finnish halata, from Proto-Germanic halōną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

vaellushalu (Finnish): wanderlust

Definitions

  1. wanderlust

Ancestry of “vaellushalu”, step by step

vaellushalu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish halu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhaludesire; urge, itch
2Finnishhalatato hug, embrace; to want
3Proto-Germanichalōnąto call, appoint, summon; to fetch, get
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot

via Finnish vaellus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvaellushike; peregrination; migration
2FinnishvaeltaaTo wander, roam, travel, trek, ramble; to hike;...
3Finnish-eltaaVariant of -ltaa
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic halōną →Every word from Finnish halata →
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