Where does “lievitys” come from?

lievitys (Finnish) comes 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.

lievitys (Finnish): alleviation, palliation

Definitions

  1. alleviation, palliation

Ancestry of “lievitys”, step by step

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

Words derived from “lievitys”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱlew- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hlēwaz →