Where does “yleissivistys” come from?
yleissivistys (Finnish) comes from Finnish yleinen, from Finnish -inen, from Finnish -uus, from Proto-Finnic -uc — -ness, -hood.
yleissivistys (Finnish): general knowledge expected of educated people
Definitions
- general knowledge expected of educated people
Ancestry of “yleissivistys”, step by step
yleissivistys traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish yleinen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | yleinen | common, widespread; mutual; generic, general,... |
| 2 | Finnish | -inen | -like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from... |
| 3 | Finnish | -uus | Forms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -uc | -ness, -hood |
via Finnish sivistys
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sivistys | learning, scholarship, sophistication, erudition,... |
| 2 | Finnish | sivistää | to civilize |
| 3 | Finnish | siveä | chaste; modest |
| 4 | Proto-Finno-Ugric | śiwa | — |