Where does “hiirenhiljaa” come from?

hiirenhiljaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish hiljaa, from Proto-Finnic hiljada, from Proto-Finnic hilja, from Proto-Finnic šilja, from Proto-Germanic silāną, from Proto-Indo-European seyl- — still, windless, quiet, slow; to be silent.

hiirenhiljaa (Finnish): quiet as a mouse

Definitions

  1. quiet as a mouse

Ancestry of “hiirenhiljaa”, step by step

hiirenhiljaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hiljaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhiljaaquietly, quiet, silently; slowly; quiet! silence!
2Proto-Finnichiljada—
3Proto-Finnichiljasilent
4Proto-Finnicšilja—
5Proto-Germanicsilānąto be still, be silent
6Proto-Indo-Europeanseyl-still, windless, quiet, slow; to be silent

via Finnish hiiri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhiiriA mouse, used rather indiscriminately for a...
2Proto-Finnichiirimouse
3Proto-Uralicšiŋeremouse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seyl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic silāną →Every word from Proto-Finnic šilja →