Where does “hellävaraisesti” come from?

hellävaraisesti (Finnish) comes from Finnish hellävarainen, from Finnish Hellä, from Swedish håll, from Swedish plats, from Old Swedish platz, from Old Norse plaz, from Middle Low German platse, from Latin platēa — flat.

hellävaraisesti (Finnish): gently

Definitions

  1. gently

Ancestry of “hellävaraisesti”, step by step

hellävaraisesti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hellävarainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhellävarainengentle
2FinnishHellä
3Swedishhålla stop, a station; a direction; a range, a...
4Swedishplatsplace; any geographical position a little larger...
5Old Swedishplatz
6Old Norseplaz
7Middle Low Germanplatse
8Latinplatēabroad way, street
9Ancient Greekπλατεῖαfeminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine...
10Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
12Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat

via Finnish sti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsti
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂-Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂usEvery word from Ancient Greek πλατύς
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