Where does “vihkiäispuhe” come from?
vihkiäispuhe (Finnish) comes from Finnish puhe, from Finnish -e, from Finnish hartia, from Serbo-Croatian hartija, from Greek χαρτί, from Koine Greek χαρτίον, from Ancient Greek χάρτης, from Ancient Greek χαράσσω — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.
vihkiäispuhe (Finnish): dedication talk, dedication speech
Definitions
- dedication talk, dedication speech
Ancestry of “vihkiäispuhe”, step by step
vihkiäispuhe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish puhe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | puhe | speech; address; oration |
| 2 | Finnish | -e | Used for forming nouns from verbs or adjectives |
| 3 | Finnish | hartia | shoulder |
| 4 | Serbo-Croatian | hartija | paper |
| 5 | Greek | χαρτί | paper |
| 6 | Koine Greek | χαρτίον | paper, papyrus |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | χάρτης | sheet of paper, paper; book |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | χαράσσω | to sharpen; to engrave, carve, write, draw, stamp |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰer- | to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines |
via Finnish vihkiäiset
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vihkiäiset | inauguration, dedication |
| 2 | Finnish | vihkiä | To marry, wed, join in holy matrimony; To ordain... |
| 3 | Old Swedish | vīghia | to hallow, to consecrate |
| 4 | Old Norse | vígja | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wīhijaną | to hallow, to consecrate |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | wīhaz | sacred, holy |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | wiganą | to fight, to battle |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | weyḱ- | to enter in; to settle; settlement |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | wey- | to wither; fade; to move, go ahead; to be strong;... |