Where does “tervehyš” come from?

tervehyš (Karelian) comes from Proto-Finnic tervehüc, from Proto-Finnic terveh, from Proto-Finnic -eh — Forms nominals.

tervehyš (Karelian): health

Definitions

  1. health

Ancestry of “tervehyš”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnictervehüchealth
2Proto-Finnictervehhealthy, well; solid, whole
3Proto-Finnic-ehForms nominals
Every word from Proto-Finnic -eh →
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