Where does “Hilja” come from?

Hilja (Estonian) comes from Finnish Hilja, from Latin Placidus, from Latin -idus, from Proto-Italic *-iðos.

Hilja (Estonian): late

Definitions

  1. late

Ancestry of “Hilja”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishHiljaquiet
2LatinPlacidusPlacid, gentle, quiet, still, calm, mild, peaceful, tranquil
3Latin-idustending to
4Proto-Italic*-iðos—
Every word from Proto-Italic *-iðos →Every word from Latin -idus →Every word from Latin Placidus →