Where does “kivunlievitys” come from?

kivunlievitys (Finnish) comes from Finnish lievitys, from Finnish lievittää, from Finnish lievä, from Proto-Finnic leevä, from Proto-Germanic hlēwaz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- — to cover; to incline.

kivunlievitys (Finnish): pain relief, analgesia, reducing pain

Definitions

  1. pain relief, analgesia, reducing pain

Ancestry of “kivunlievitys”, step by step

kivunlievitys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish lievitys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlievitysalleviation, palliation
2Finnishlievittääto ease, alleviate, relieve, soothe, assuage
3Finnishlievämild; slight; moderate
4Proto-Finnicleevämild, temperate; lightly twisted or spun; mild,...
5Proto-Germanichlēwazlukewarm
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱlew-to hear
7Proto-Indo-Europeanḱel-to cover; to incline

via Finnish kipu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkipupain; ache
2Proto-Finnickipupain, ache
3Proto-Finnic-uForms nouns from adjectives, nouns
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel-