Where does “banaaniviljelmä” come from?
banaaniviljelmä (Finnish) comes from Finnish viljelmä, from Finnish viljellä, from Finnish ellä, from Finnish Elina, from Finnish Helena, from Swedish Helena, from Ancient Greek ἑλένη, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
banaaniviljelmä (Finnish): banana plantation
Ancestry of “banaaniviljelmä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | viljelmä | plantation; culture |
| 2 | Finnish | viljellä | To cultivate, farm, till; To raise, grow; To... |
| 3 | Finnish | ellä | if |
| 4 | Finnish | Elina | Helen |
| 5 | Finnish | Helena | — |
| 6 | Swedish | Helena | Helen |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἑλένη | torch, firebrand; corposant, St. Elmo's fire;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swel- | to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,... |