Where does “pehmoisuus” come from?

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

pehmoisuus (Finnish): softness

Definitions

  1. softness

Ancestry of “pehmoisuus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpehmoinensoft
2Finnishöinennocturnal
3Finnishyöperiod of day Previous: iltayö Next: aamuyö;...
4Proto-Finnicöönight
5Proto-Finno-Ugricüje—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric üje →Every word from Proto-Finnic öö →Every word from Finnish yö →