Where does “henkähösvoima” come from?

henkähösvoima (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian henkähös, from Finnish hengata, from Swedish hänga, from Old Swedish hængia, from Old Norse hengja, from Proto-Germanic hangijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti — he, she.

henkähösvoima (Ingrian): strength of breath

Definitions

  1. strength of breath

Ancestry of “henkähösvoima”, step by step

henkähösvoima traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian henkähös

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianhenkähösbreath, breathing
2FinnishhengataTo hang about, hang out
3Swedishhängato hang; to commit suicide by hanging
4Old Swedishhængiato hang, to be suspended; to hang, to cause to...
5Old Norsehengjato hang; suspend
6Proto-Germanichangijanąto cause to hang
7Proto-Germanic-janąDerives denominatives from nouns and factitives...
8Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
9Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-
10Chichewaiyehe, she

via Ingrian voima

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianvoimapower
2Proto-Finnicvoimapower, strength, force, might
3Proto-Finnic-maForms action/result nouns from verbs; Forms the...
4Proto-Uralic-ma
Every word from Chichewa iyeEvery word from Proto-Germanic -janąEvery word from Proto-Indo-European -yéti