Where does “hiljetä” come from?

hiljetä (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.

hiljetä (Finnish): To become silent; To shut up

Definitions

  1. To become silent; To shut up

Ancestry of “hiljetä”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hiljetä”

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