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
- pain relief, analgesia, reducing pain
Ancestry of “kivunlievitys”, step by step
kivunlievitys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lievitys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lievitys | alleviation, palliation |
| 2 | Finnish | lievittää | to ease, alleviate, relieve, soothe, assuage |
| 3 | Finnish | lievä | mild; slight; moderate |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | leevä | mild, temperate; lightly twisted or spun; mild,... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hlēwaz | lukewarm |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |