Where does “Vellamo” come from?

Vellamo (Finnish) comes from Finnish velloa, from Proto-Germanic wellaną, from Proto-Indo-European welH- — to turn, to wind.

Vellamo (Finnish): A goddess of waters, the wife of Ahto in the Kalevala

Definitions

  1. A goddess of waters, the wife of Ahto in the Kalevala

Ancestry of “Vellamo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvelloato churn, swirl about, mill
2Proto-Germanicwellanąto well up, spring out, bubble forth; to roll,...
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanwelH-to turn, to wind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European welH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wellaną →Every word from Finnish velloa →
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