Where does “lievennys” come from?
lievennys (Finnish) comes from Finnish lieventää, 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.
lievennys (Finnish): abatement, mitigation
Definitions
- abatement, mitigation
Ancestry of “lievennys”, step by step
lievennys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish lieventää
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | lieventää | to mitigate, attenuate, extenuate |
| 2 | Finnish | lievä | mild; slight; moderate |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | leevä | mild, temperate; lightly twisted or spun; mild,... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hlēwaz | lukewarm |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱlew- | to hear |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱel- | to cover; to incline |
via Finnish us
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | us | -ing |