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
- learning, scholarship, sophistication, erudition,...
Ancestry of “sivistys”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sivistää | to civilize |
| 2 | Finnish | siveä | chaste; modest |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | śiwa | — |
Words derived from “sivistys”