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

  1. to sugarcoat, to pussyfoot, to embellish; to act...

Ancestry of “sievistellä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsievistääto make cute or pretty
2Finnishsieväcute, pretty

Words derived from “sievistellä”

Every word from Finnish sievä →Every word from Finnish sievistää →