Where does “epähienous” come from?

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

epähienous (Finnish): indiscreetness

Definitions

  1. indiscreetness

Ancestry of “epähienous”, step by step

epähienous 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 us

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishus-ing
Every word from Proto-Finnic heeno →Every word from Finnish hieno →Every word from Finnish epähieno →