Where does “tiivis” come from?

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

tiivis (Finnish): tight, compact, dense, solid; concise

Definitions

  1. tight, compact, dense, solid; concise

Ancestry of “tiivis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicstīfazstiff, rigid
2Proto-Indo-Europeansteypós—

Words derived from “tiivis”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steypós →Every word from Proto-Germanic stīfaz →