Where does “tyyni” come from?

tyyni (Finnish) comes from Proto-Finnic tüüni, from Proto-Finnic *tüüni, from Proto-Finno-Ugric tiwä-ni.

tyyni (Finnish): calm, tranquil; serene; calm

Definitions

  1. calm, tranquil; serene; calm

Ancestry of “tyyni”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Finnictüünicalm, quiet, serene
2Proto-Finnic*tüüni—
3Proto-Finno-Ugrictiwä-ni—
Every word from Proto-Finno-Ugric tiwä-ni →Every word from Proto-Finnic *tüüni →Every word from Proto-Finnic tüüni →
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