Where does “hellittelymuoto” come from?

hellittelymuoto (Finnish) comes from Finnish hellittely, from Finnish hellitellä, from Finnish hellittää, from Finnish hellitä, from Finnish Hellä, from Swedish håll, from Swedish plats, from Old Swedish platz — flat, broad.

hellittelymuoto (Finnish): endearing form, hypocoristic form, diminutive form

Definitions

  1. endearing form, hypocoristic form, diminutive form

Ancestry of “hellittelymuoto”, step by step

hellittelymuoto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hellittely

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhellittelypampering, cherishing
2Finnishhellitelläto pamper, to cherish
3Finnishhellittääto loosen; to release; to ease up
4Finnishhellitäto make it (in time), arrive (in time), reach (in time)
5FinnishHellä
6Swedishhålla stop, a station; a direction; a range, a...
7Swedishplatsplace; any geographical position a little larger...
8Old Swedishplatz
9Old Norseplaz
10Middle Low Germanplatse
11Latinplatēabroad way, street
12Ancient Greekπλατεῖαfeminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine...
13Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
14Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad

via Finnish muoto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmuotoshape; form; format
2Proto-Finnicmootoshape, form; appearance; manner, way
3Proto-Germanicmōtąmeeting
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂d-to be wet, to become wet; to meet, approach,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pléth₂usEvery word from Ancient Greek πλατύςEvery word from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα