Where does “hienontua” come from?

hienontua (Finnish) comes from Finnish hienontaa, from Finnish hieno, from Proto-Finnic heeno — fine, thin.

hienontua (Finnish): to be crushed, be ground

Definitions

  1. to be crushed, be ground

Ancestry of “hienontua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhienontaaTo crush, grind; Third-person singular indicative...
2Finnishhienofine; elegant, fancy, posh; exquisite
3Proto-Finnicheenofine, thin

Words derived from “hienontua”

Every word from Proto-Finnic heeno →Every word from Finnish hieno →Every word from Finnish hienontaa →