Where does “sivistyskieli” come from?

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

sivistyskieli (Finnish): institutional language; a language used widely in all (modern) domains

Definitions

  1. institutional language; a language used widely in all (modern) domains

Ancestry of “sivistyskieli”, step by step

sivistyskieli traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish sivistys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsivistyslearning, scholarship, sophistication, erudition,...
2Finnishsivistääto civilize
3Finnishsiveächaste; modest
4Proto-Finno-Ugricśiwa—

via Finnish kieli

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkielitongue; language; string
2Proto-Finnickeelitongue; language
3Proto-Uralickäletongue; language
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric śiwa →Every word from Finnish siveä →Every word from Finnish sivistää →