Where does “hyvinkin” come from?

hyvinkin (Finnish) comes from Finnish hyvin, from Finnish hyvä, from Proto-Finnic *hüvä.

hyvinkin (Finnish): very well

Definitions

  1. very well

Ancestry of “hyvinkin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhyvinwell; very; Instructive plural form of hyvä
2Finnishhyvägood; desirable, advisable
3Proto-Finnic*hüvä—
Every word from Proto-Finnic *hüvä →Every word from Finnish hyvä →Every word from Finnish hyvin →