Where does “kaunistelu” come from?

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

kaunistelu (Finnish): embellishing, sugaring, prettifying

Definitions

  1. embellishing, sugaring, prettifying

Ancestry of “kaunistelu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaunistellato embellish, sugar, prettify; to be euphemistic
2Finnishkaunistaato embellish, beautify, prettify
3Finnishkaunisbeautiful
4Proto-Finnickaunisbeautiful
5Proto-Germanicskaunizbeautiful, shining
6Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱoun-quick, dashing, beautiful
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱoun- →Every word from Proto-Germanic skauniz →Every word from Proto-Finnic kaunis →