Where does “siivosti” come from?

siivosti (Finnish) comes from Finnish siivo, from Swedish Sigfrid — borne by an 11th century Swedish saint.

siivosti (Finnish): clean, well-behaved, decently

Definitions

  1. clean, well-behaved, decently

Ancestry of “siivosti”, step by step

siivosti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish siivo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiivodecent; order; cleanliness, tidiness
2SwedishSigfridborne by an 11th century Swedish saint

via Finnish sti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsti—
Every word from Swedish Sigfrid →Every word from Finnish siivo →