Where does “pehmeys” come from?
pehmeys (Finnish) comes from Finnish pehmeä, from Proto-Finnic pehmedä — soft.
pehmeys (Finnish): softness
Ancestry of “pehmeys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | pehmeä | soft; silky; smooth |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | pehmedä | soft |