Where does “pehmoilu” come from?

pehmoilu (Finnish) comes from Finnish pehmoilla, from Finnish pehmo, from Finnish pehmeä, from Proto-Finnic pehmedä — soft.

pehmoilu (Finnish): acting soft, acting like a softy

Definitions

  1. acting soft, acting like a softy

Ancestry of “pehmoilu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpehmoillato act like a softy
2Finnishpehmosofty; When used as modifier in a compound term,...
3Finnishpehmeäsoft; silky; smooth
4Proto-Finnicpehmedäsoft
Every word from Proto-Finnic pehmedä →Every word from Finnish pehmeä →Every word from Finnish pehmo →