Where does “kiiltely” come from?

kiiltely (Finnish) comes from Finnish -u, from Proto-Finnic -u — Forms nouns from adjectives, nouns.

kiiltely (Finnish): glittering, glistening

Definitions

  1. glittering, glistening

Ancestry of “kiiltely”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-uForms nouns from verbs. Most common with "e"- and...
2Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns
Every word from Proto-Finnic -u →Every word from Finnish -u →
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