Where does “höystää” come from?

höystää (Finnish) comes from Finnish hyvä, from Proto-Finnic *hüvä.

höystää (Finnish): to season, flavor/flavour; to salt; to punctuate

Definitions

  1. to season, flavor/flavour; to salt; to punctuate

Ancestry of “höystää”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhyvägood; desirable, advisable
2Proto-Finnic*hüvä—

Words derived from “höystää”

Every word from Proto-Finnic *hüvä →Every word from Finnish hyvä →