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
- strength of breath
Ancestry of “henkähösvoima”, step by step
henkähösvoima traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Ingrian henkähös
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | henkähös | breath, breathing |
| 2 | Finnish | hengata | To hang about, hang out |
| 3 | Swedish | hänga | to hang; to commit suicide by hanging |
| 4 | Old Swedish | hængia | to hang, to be suspended; to hang, to cause to... |
| 5 | Old Norse | hengja | to hang; suspend |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hangijaną | to cause to hang |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 10 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |