Where does “hirvitys” come from?
hirvitys (Finnish) comes from Finnish hirvittää, from Finnish hirveä — horrible, terrible; Partitive singular form of...
hirvitys (Finnish): monstrosity something monstrous
Definitions
- monstrosity something monstrous
Ancestry of “hirvitys”, step by step
hirvitys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish hirvittää
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | hirvittää | To horrify |
| 2 | Finnish | hirveä | horrible, terrible; Partitive singular form of... |
via Finnish us
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | us | -ing |