Where does “hipihiljaa” come from?

hipihiljaa (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.

hipihiljaa (Finnish): very quiet, very quietly

Definitions

  1. very quiet, very quietly

Ancestry of “hipihiljaa”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seyl- →Every word from Proto-Germanic silāną →Every word from Proto-Finnic šilja →
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