Where does “sydämensivistys” come from?

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

sydämensivistys (Finnish): social sophistication, mental sophistication

Definitions

  1. social sophistication, mental sophistication

Ancestry of “sydämensivistys”, step by step

sydämensivistys 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 sydän

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsydänheart; core; wick
2Proto-Finnicsüdänheart
3Proto-Uralicśüdämeheart
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric śiwa →Every word from Finnish siveä →Every word from Finnish sivistää →