Where does “pehmentyä” come from?

pehmentyä (Finnish) comes from Finnish pehmentää, from Finnish pehmeä, from Proto-Finnic pehmedä — soft.

pehmentyä (Finnish): to soften, mellow, mellow out

Definitions

  1. to soften, mellow, mellow out

Ancestry of “pehmentyä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpehmentääto soften, make soft or softer
2Finnishpehmeäsoft; silky; smooth
3Proto-Finnicpehmedäsoft
Every word from Proto-Finnic pehmedä →Every word from Finnish pehmeä →Every word from Finnish pehmentää →