Where does “sivistää” come from?
sivistää (Finnish) comes from Finnish siveä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric śiwa.
sivistää (Finnish): to civilize
Ancestry of “sivistää”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | siveä | chaste; modest |
| 2 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | śiwa | — |
Words derived from “sivistää”