Where does “kaunistella” come from?

kaunistella (Finnish) comes from Finnish kaunistaa, from Finnish kaunis, from Proto-Finnic kaunis, from Proto-Germanic skauniz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱoun- — quick, dashing, beautiful.

kaunistella (Finnish): to embellish, sugar, prettify; to be euphemistic

Definitions

  1. to embellish, sugar, prettify; to be euphemistic

Ancestry of “kaunistella”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaunistaato embellish, beautify, prettify
2Finnishkaunisbeautiful
3Proto-Finnickaunisbeautiful
4Proto-Germanicskaunizbeautiful, shining
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱoun-quick, dashing, beautiful

Words derived from “kaunistella”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱoun- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skauniz →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaunis →