Where does “sivistys” come from?

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

sivistys (Finnish): learning, scholarship, sophistication, erudition,...

Definitions

  1. learning, scholarship, sophistication, erudition,...

Ancestry of “sivistys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsivistääto civilize
2Finnishsiveächaste; modest
3Proto-Finno-Ugricśiwa—

Words derived from “sivistys”

Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric śiwa →Every word from Finnish siveä →Every word from Finnish sivistää →