Where does “hitosti” come from?

hitosti (Finnish) comes from Finnish hitto, from Finnish hiisi, from Proto-Finnic hiici — burial ground.

hitosti (Finnish): An intensifier

Definitions

  1. An intensifier

Ancestry of “hitosti”, step by step

hitosti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hitto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhittodamn, heck, hell, rats or crap. Somewhat...
2Finnishhiisidevil, demon; wooded sacred site or burial...
3Proto-Finnichiiciburial ground

via Finnish sti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsti—
Every word from Proto-Finnic hiici →Every word from Finnish hiisi →Every word from Finnish hitto →