Where does “Maija-Leena” come from?
Maija-Leena (Finnish) comes from Finnish maija, from Finnish Maijala, from Finnish Maija, from Finnish Maria, from Latin Marīa, from Ancient Greek Μαρία, from Hebrew מִרְיָם, from Aramaic מרים.
Ancestry of “Maija-Leena”, step by step
Maija-Leena traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish maija
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | maija | Synonym of mustamaija; calathea; the genus... |
| 2 | Finnish | Maijala | Any of a number of small places in Finland |
| 3 | Finnish | Maija | a common female given name |
| 4 | Finnish | Maria | Mary, mother of Jesus Christ |
| 5 | Latin | Marīa | Mary mother of Jesus |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Μαρία | Mary, Maria |
| 7 | Hebrew | מִרְיָם | — |
| 8 | Aramaic | מרים | bitter |
| 9 | Biblical Hebrew | מִרְיָם | — |
via Finnish Leena
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Leena | — |
| 2 | Latin | leaena | lioness |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | λέαινα | female lion |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -αινᾰ | Added to the stem of a masculine noun to form a corresponding feminine noun |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ίνα | Added to masculine or neuter nouns to give a feminine form |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |