Where does “hiljaisuus” come from?

hiljaisuus (Finnish) comes from Finnish hiljainen, from Proto-Finnic hiljainen.

hiljaisuus (Finnish): silence

Definitions

  1. silence

Ancestry of “hiljaisuus”, step by step

hiljaisuus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hiljainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhiljainenquiet; silent; tacit
2Proto-Finnichiljainen

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi

Words derived from “hiljaisuus

Every word from Proto-Finnic hiljainenEvery word from Finnish hiljainen