Where does “sievoinen” come from?

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

sievoinen (Finnish): bountiful, nice, tidy, hefty, quite a generous; considerable

Definitions

  1. bountiful, nice, tidy, hefty, quite a generous; considerable

Ancestry of “sievoinen”, step by step

sievoinen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish öinen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishöinennocturnal
2Finnishyöperiod of day Previous: iltayö Next: aamuyö;...
3Proto-Finnicöönight
4Proto-Finno-Ugricüje—

via Finnish sievä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsieväcute, pretty
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric üje →Every word from Proto-Finnic öö →Every word from Finnish yö →