Where does “jyvitys” come from?
jyvitys (Finnish) comes from Finnish jyvittää, from Finnish jyvä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric *jüvä, from Proto-Uralic jewä, from Proto-Indo-European yéwos, from Proto-Indo-European yew- — to mix.
jyvitys (Finnish): grading
Definitions
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Ancestry of “jyvitys”, step by step
jyvitys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish jyvittää
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | jyvittää | to allocate, to distribute |
| 2 | Finnish | jyvä | grain, kernel, corn; caryopsis; achene |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | *jüvä | — |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | jewä | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yéwos | cereal, grain; barley, spelt |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | yew- | to mix |
via Finnish us
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | us | -ing |