Where does “tiivistymä” come from?

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

tiivistymä (Finnish): concentrated part, concentrate

Definitions

  1. concentrated part, concentrate

Ancestry of “tiivistymä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtiivistyäto condense; to compact
2Finnishtiivistääto compact, compress
3Finnishtiivistight, compact, dense, solid; concise
4Proto-Germanicstīfazstiff, rigid
5Proto-Indo-Europeansteypós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steypós →Every word from Proto-Germanic stīfaz →Every word from Finnish tiivis →