Where does “hoikistua” come from?

hoikistua (Finnish) comes from Finnish hoikistaa, from Finnish hoikka, from Proto-Finnic hoikka — slim, thin, slender.

hoikistua (Finnish): to slim down, become slimmer

Definitions

  1. to slim down, become slimmer

Ancestry of “hoikistua”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhoikistaato make slender
2Finnishhoikkaslim; lean
3Proto-Finnichoikkaslim, thin, slender

Words derived from “hoikistua”

Every word from Proto-Finnic hoikka →Every word from Finnish hoikka →Every word from Finnish hoikistaa →