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
- to embellish, sugar, prettify; to be euphemistic
Ancestry of “kaunistella”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | kaunistaa | to embellish, beautify, prettify |
| 2 | Finnish | kaunis | beautiful |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kaunis | beautiful |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | skauniz | beautiful, shining |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱoun- | quick, dashing, beautiful |