Where does “sievistellä” come from?
sievistellä (Finnish) comes from Finnish sievistää, from Finnish sievä — cute, pretty.
sievistellä (Finnish): to sugarcoat, to pussyfoot, to embellish; to act...
Definitions
- to sugarcoat, to pussyfoot, to embellish; to act...
Ancestry of “sievistellä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | sievistää | to make cute or pretty |
| 2 | Finnish | sievä | cute, pretty |
Words derived from “sievistellä”