Where does “hienous” come from?

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

hienous (Finnish): fineness quality or degree of being fine, or particularly slender, thin, minute

Definitions

  1. fineness quality or degree of being fine, or particularly slender, thin, minute

Ancestry of “hienous”, step by step

hienous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hieno

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

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Proto-Finnic heeno →Every word from Finnish hieno →
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