Where does “Suomela” come from?
Suomela (Finnish) comes from Finnish Suomi, from Proto-Finnic sooma, from Ancient Greek σῶμα, from Proto-Indo-European tewh₂- — to swell; to crowd; to be strong.
Ancestry of “Suomela”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Suomi | Finland; Finn; Finland's |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | sooma | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | σῶμα | body; One's life in the physical world; That... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | tewh₂- | to swell; to crowd; to be strong |