Where does “naisviihde” come from?

naisviihde (Finnish) comes from Finnish viihde, from Finnish viihtyä, from Proto-Finnic viihtüdäk.

naisviihde (Finnish): entertainment aimed at women

Definitions

  1. entertainment aimed at women

Ancestry of “naisviihde”, step by step

naisviihde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish viihde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviihdeentertainment
2Finnishviihtyäto get on, get along, enjoy; to enjoy oneself; to...
3Proto-Finnicviihtüdäk—

via Finnish nainen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishnainenwoman; lady; first-person singular potential...
2Proto-Finnicnainenwoman; wife
Every word from Proto-Finnic viihtüdäk →Every word from Finnish viihtyä →Every word from Finnish viihde →