Where does “annansilmä” come from?
annansilmä (Finnish) comes from Finnish anna, from Latin anna, from Ancient Greek Ἄννα, from Hebrew חַנָּה — grace, gracious.
annansilmä (Finnish): Christmas begonia, Begonia × cheimantha
Definitions
- Christmas begonia, Begonia × cheimantha
Ancestry of “annansilmä”, step by step
annansilmä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish anna
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | anna | Indicative present connegative form of antaa;... |
| 2 | Latin | anna | second-person singular present active imperative... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Ἄννα | Hannah biblical character |
| 4 | Hebrew | חַנָּה | grace, gracious |
via Finnish silmä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | silmä | eye; mesh, opening in a mesh or net |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | silmä | eye |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | śilmä | eye |