Where does “hiljaa” come from?

hiljaa (Finnish) comes 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.

hiljaa (Finnish): quietly, quiet, silently; slowly; quiet! silence!

Definitions

  1. quietly, quiet, silently; slowly; quiet! silence!

Ancestry of “hiljaa”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hiljaa”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European seyl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic silāną →Every word from Proto-Finnic šilja →
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