Where does “hivelevästi” come from?

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

hivelevästi (Finnish): silkily, caressingly

Definitions

  1. silkily, caressingly

Ancestry of “hivelevästi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhiveleväsilky, caressing
2Finnishhivelläto stroke, pet, caress, finger
3Finnishhioato grind, whet, hone; to grind, sharpen; to sand
4Proto-Finnichijodakto grind, to hone, to whet
5Proto-Finno-Ugricšija-—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric šija- →Every word from Proto-Finnic hijodak →Every word from Finnish hioa →