Where does “hiljeneminen” come from?
hiljeneminen (Finnish) comes from Finnish hiljetä, 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.
Ancestry of “hiljeneminen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hiljetä | To become silent; To shut up |
| 2 | Finnish | hiljaa | quietly, quiet, silently; slowly; quiet! silence! |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | hiljada | — |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | hilja | silent |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | šilja | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | silāną | to be still, be silent |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | seyl- | still, windless, quiet, slow; to be silent |