Where does “Ulla-Maija” come from?
Ulla-Maija (Finnish) comes from Finnish Ulla, from Swedish Ulla, from Swedish Ulrika, from Swedish Ulrik, from German Ulrich, from Old High German Uodalrich, from Old High German rīhhi, from Proto-West Germanic rīkī — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.
Ancestry of “Ulla-Maija”, step by step
Ulla-Maija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Ulla
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Ulla | — |
| 2 | Swedish | Ulla | — |
| 3 | Swedish | Ulrika | — |
| 4 | Swedish | Ulrik | — |
| 5 | German | Ulrich | — |
| 6 | Old High German | Uodalrich | — |
| 7 | Old High German | rīhhi | rich, mighty; power, might, empire; realm |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | rīkī | mighty, powerful; rich; kingdom, realm |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | rīkijaz | kingly, royal, noble; mighty, powerful; rich |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | rīks | king, ruler |
| 11 | Proto-Celtic | rīxs | king |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃rḗǵs | king, ruler |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |
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 | — |