Where does “epähienosti” come from?

epähienosti (Finnish) comes from Finnish epähieno, from Finnish hieno, from Proto-Finnic heeno — fine, thin.

epähienosti (Finnish): indiscreetly

Definitions

  1. indiscreetly

Ancestry of “epähienosti”, step by step

epähienosti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish epähieno

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishepähienoindiscreet; crass; uncouth
2Finnishhienofine; elegant, fancy, posh; exquisite
3Proto-Finnicheenofine, thin

via Finnish sti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsti—
Every word from Proto-Finnic heeno →Every word from Finnish hieno →Every word from Finnish epähieno →