Where does “hivelevä” come from?

hivelevä (Finnish) comes from Finnish hivellä, from Finnish hioa, from Proto-Finnic hijodak, from Proto-Finno-Ugric šija-.

hivelevä (Finnish): silky, caressing

Definitions

  1. silky, caressing

Ancestry of “hivelevä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhivelläto stroke, pet, caress, finger
2Finnishhioato grind, whet, hone; to grind, sharpen; to sand
3Proto-Finnichijodakto grind, to hone, to whet
4Proto-Finno-Ugricšija-—

Words derived from “hivelevä”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric šija- →Every word from Proto-Finnic hijodak →Every word from Finnish hioa →