Where does “tiiviisti” come from?

tiiviisti (Finnish) comes from Finnish tiivis, from Proto-Germanic stīfaz, from Proto-Indo-European steypós.

tiiviisti (Finnish): tightly; densely; closely

Definitions

  1. tightly; densely; closely

Ancestry of “tiiviisti”, step by step

tiiviisti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tiivis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtiivistight, compact, dense, solid; concise
2Proto-Germanicstīfazstiff, rigid
3Proto-Indo-Europeansteypós—

via Finnish sti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsti—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steypós →Every word from Proto-Germanic stīfaz →Every word from Finnish tiivis →