Where does “höysteinen” come from?

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

höysteinen (Finnish): seasoned with

Definitions

  1. seasoned with

Ancestry of “höysteinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhöysteseasoning
2Finnishhöystääto season, flavor/flavour; to salt; to punctuate
3Finnishhyvägood; desirable, advisable
4Proto-Finnic*hüvä—
Every word from Proto-Finnic *hüvä →Every word from Finnish hyvä →Every word from Finnish höystää →
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