Where does “hiirenhiljainen” come from?

hiirenhiljainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish hiiri, from Proto-Finnic hiiri, from Proto-Uralic šiŋere — mouse.

hiirenhiljainen (Finnish): quiet as a mouse very quiet

Definitions

  1. quiet as a mouse very quiet

Ancestry of “hiirenhiljainen”, step by step

hiirenhiljainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hiiri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhiiriA mouse, used rather indiscriminately for a...
2Proto-Finnichiirimouse
3Proto-Uralicšiŋeremouse

via Finnish hiljainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhiljainenquiet; silent; tacit
2Proto-Finnichiljainen—

Words derived from “hiirenhiljainen”

Every word from Proto-Uralic šiŋere →Every word from Proto-Finnic hiiri →Every word from Finnish hiiri →
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