Where does “vaikeaselkoinen” come from?

vaikeaselkoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish vaikea, from Finnish vaiva, from Proto-Finnic vaiva, from Proto-Germanic waiwô, from Proto-Indo-European wai — oh!; woe!.

vaikeaselkoinen (Finnish): prolix, abstruse

Definitions

  1. prolix, abstruse

Ancestry of “vaikeaselkoinen”, step by step

vaikeaselkoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vaikea

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishvaikeaDifficult, hard
2Finnishvaivabother, inconvenience; ailment
3Proto-Finnicvaivabother, inconvenience; pain, illness, torment
4Proto-Germanicwaiwôwoe, grief, misery; evil, wickedness, malice
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwaioh!; woe!

via Finnish selko

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishselkounderstanding the state of having understood, being clear
2Finnishselkeäclear, sunny; Up to 1/8 covered by clouds; clear
3Proto-Finnicselkedäclear

Words derived from “vaikeaselkoinen”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wai →Every word from Proto-Germanic waiwô →Every word from Proto-Finnic vaiva →
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