Where does “virikeköyhä” come from?

virikeköyhä (Finnish) comes from Finnish köyhä, from Proto-Finnic keühä, from Proto-Germanic skeuhaz, from Proto-Indo-European skewkós.

Ancestry of “virikeköyhä”, step by step

virikeköyhä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish köyhä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishköyhäpoor with few or no possessions or money
2Proto-Finnickeühäpoor
3Proto-Germanicskeuhazfrightened; shy; timid; bashful; coy; reserved;...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanskewkós—

via Finnish virike

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvirikestimulus
2Finnishvireäactive, animate
3Proto-Finnicviredä—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European skewkós →Every word from Proto-Germanic skeuhaz →Every word from Proto-Finnic keühä →