Where does “viisihenkinen” come from?

viisihenkinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish viisi, from Proto-Finnic viici, from Proto-Uralic witte — five; ten.

viisihenkinen (Finnish): with five persons

Definitions

  1. with five persons

Ancestry of “viisihenkinen”, step by step

viisihenkinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish viisi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviisifive
2Proto-Finnicviicifive
3Proto-Uralicwittefive; ten

via Finnish henki

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhenkibreath; spirit, ghost; life
2Proto-Finnichenkibreath; soul, life force
3Proto-Uralicčeŋke—
Every word from Proto-Uralic witte →Every word from Proto-Finnic viici →Every word from Finnish viisi →