kiivas
Finnish
pronunciation
Definitions
- quick-tempered, excitable
- powerful
- rapid
Etymology
Borrowed from *gīˀwás derived from Proto-Indo-European *gʷih₃wós (alive) derived from Proto-Germanic *kwiwaz (quick, lively).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*kwiwaz
Gloss
quick, lively
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- kiivaasti Finnish
- kiivailija Finnish
- kiivailla Finnish
- kiivailu Finnish
- kiivasluonteinen Finnish
- kiivasluontoinen Finnish
- kiivastahtinen Finnish
- kiivastella Finnish
- kiivastua Finnish
- kiivastuminen Finnish
- kiivastus Finnish
- kiivastuttaa Finnish
- kiivasvauhtinen Finnish
- kiivaus Finnish
- luonne Finnish
- luonto Finnish
- tahti Finnish
- vauhti Finnish
- *gʷeih₃w- Proto-Indo-European
- *gʷeyh₃- Proto-Indo-European
- *gʷih₃wós Proto-Indo-European
- *kwikwaz Proto-Germanic
- *kwiwaz Proto-Germanic
- *živъ Proto-Slavic
- 𐌵𐌹𐌿𐍃 Gothic
- *biwos Proto-Celtic
- *biwotūts Proto-Celtic
- *ǰiHwás Proto-Indo-Iranian
- *gʷīwos Proto-Italic
- *gīˀwas Proto-Balto-Slavic
- *gīˀwás Proto-Balto-Slavic
- 𐎪𐎡𐎺 Old Persian
- *gīˀwás bat-pro