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
Ancestry of “tiiviö”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | -iö | Front vowel variant of -io |
| 2 | Spanish | -ijo | indicating a diminutive or despective quality |
| 3 | Proto-Bantu | ì- | Class 5 noun prefix |