Where does “pehmoinen” come from?

pehmoinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish öinen, from Finnish yö, from Proto-Finnic öö, from Proto-Finno-Ugric üje.

pehmoinen (Finnish): soft

Definitions

  1. soft

Ancestry of “pehmoinen”, step by step

pehmoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish öinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishöinennocturnal
2Finnishyöperiod of day Previous: iltayö Next: aamuyö;...
3Proto-Finnicöönight
4Proto-Finno-Ugricüje—

via Finnish pehmeä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpehmeäsoft; silky; smooth
2Proto-Finnicpehmedäsoft

Words derived from “pehmoinen”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric üje →Every word from Proto-Finnic öö →Every word from Finnish yö →