Where does “tiiviys” come from?

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

tiiviys (Finnish): tightness, compactness, density, solidity

Definitions

  1. tightness, compactness, density, solidity

Ancestry of “tiiviys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtiivistight, compact, dense, solid; concise
2Proto-Germanicstīfazstiff, rigid
3Proto-Indo-Europeansteypós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European steypós →