Where does “hienosti” come from?

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

hienosti (Finnish): nicely, elegantly, very well

Definitions

  1. nicely, elegantly, very well

Ancestry of “hienosti”, step by step

hienosti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hieno

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhienofine; elegant, fancy, posh; exquisite
2Proto-Finnicheenofine, thin

via Finnish sti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsti—
Every word from Proto-Finnic heeno →Every word from Finnish hieno →