Where does “sivistyskehitys” come from?

sivistyskehitys (Finnish) comes from Finnish kehitys, from Finnish kehittää, from Finnish kehitä, from Finnish -itä, from Proto-Finnic -it'ak — Forms verbs.

sivistyskehitys (Finnish): civilizational development

Definitions

  1. civilizational development

Ancestry of “sivistyskehitys”, step by step

sivistyskehitys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kehitys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkehitysdevelopment, improvement, advancement, evolution
2Finnishkehittääto unravel, unwind; to develop, advance, improve;...
3Finnishkehitä—
4Finnish-itäFront vowel variant of -ita
5Proto-Finnic-it'akForms verbs

via Finnish sivistys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsivistyslearning, scholarship, sophistication, erudition,...
2Finnishsivistääto civilize
3Finnishsiveächaste; modest
4Proto-Finno-Ugricśiwa—
Every word from Proto-Finnic -it'ak →Every word from Finnish -itä →Every word from Finnish kehitä →