Where does “hivellä” come from?

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

hivellä (Finnish): to stroke, pet, caress, finger

Definitions

  1. to stroke, pet, caress, finger

Ancestry of “hivellä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhioato grind, whet, hone; to grind, sharpen; to sand
2Proto-Finnichijodakto grind, to hone, to whet
3Proto-Finno-Ugricšija-—

Words derived from “hivellä”

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