Where does “sievistely” come from?

sievistely (Finnish) comes from Finnish sievistellä, from Finnish sievistää, from Finnish sievä — cute, pretty.

sievistely (Finnish): sugarcoating, pussyfooting, embellishing

Definitions

  1. sugarcoating, pussyfooting, embellishing

Ancestry of “sievistely”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsievistelläto sugarcoat, to pussyfoot, to embellish; to act...
2Finnishsievistääto make cute or pretty
3Finnishsieväcute, pretty
Every word from Finnish sievä →Every word from Finnish sievistää →Every word from Finnish sievistellä →