Where does “pehmustus” come from?

pehmustus (Finnish) comes from Finnish pehmustaa, from Finnish pehmeä, from Proto-Finnic pehmedä — soft.

pehmustus (Finnish): padding furnishing with padding to soften

Definitions

  1. padding furnishing with padding to soften

Ancestry of “pehmustus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpehmustaato pad
2Finnishpehmeäsoft; silky; smooth
3Proto-Finnicpehmedäsoft
Every word from Proto-Finnic pehmedä →Every word from Finnish pehmeä →Every word from Finnish pehmustaa →