Where does “hymynväre” come from?

hymynväre (Finnish) comes from Finnish väre, from Finnish väristä, from Proto-Finnic väristäk — to shiver, to quiver, to tremble.

Ancestry of “hymynväre”, step by step

hymynväre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish väre

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishväreripple
2Finnishväristäto shiver; to quiver; to tremble
3Proto-Finnicväristäkto shiver, to quiver, to tremble

via Finnish hymy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhymysmile
Every word from Proto-Finnic väristäk →Every word from Finnish väristä →Every word from Finnish väre →