Where does “sivistyä” come from?

sivistyä (Finnish) comes from Finnish sivistää, from Finnish siveä, from Proto-Finno-Ugric śiwa.

sivistyä (Finnish): To be civilized; To become educated

Definitions

  1. To be civilized; To become educated

Ancestry of “sivistyä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsivistääto civilize
2Finnishsiveächaste; modest
3Proto-Finno-Ugricśiwa—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric śiwa →Every word from Finnish siveä →Every word from Finnish sivistää →