Where does “tiiviö” come from?

tiiviö (Finnish) comes from Finnish -iö, from Spanish -ijo, from Proto-Bantu ì- — Class 5 noun prefix.

tiiviö (Finnish): airtight container

Definitions

  1. airtight container

Ancestry of “tiiviö”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnish-iöFront vowel variant of -io
2Spanish-ijoindicating a diminutive or despective quality
3Proto-Bantuì-Class 5 noun prefix
Every word from Proto-Bantu ì- →Every word from Finnish -iö →Every word from Spanish -ijo →
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