Where does “betonihelvetti” come from?

betonihelvetti (Finnish) comes from Finnish helvetti, from Swedish helvete, from Old Norse helvíti, from Old Norse viti, from Proto-Germanic wītiją, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

betonihelvetti (Finnish): concrete jungle town or city with many buildings constructed of concrete or similar materials and which seems unattractive, harsh and unwelcoming

Definitions

  1. concrete jungle town or city with many buildings constructed of concrete or similar materials and which seems unattractive, harsh and unwelcoming

Ancestry of “betonihelvetti”, step by step

betonihelvetti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish helvetti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhelvettihell; hell, devil; damn
2SwedishhelveteHell; the place where sinners are said to go...
3Old Norsehelvítihell
4Old Norsevitiindicator; token, mark, signal; beacon
5Proto-Germanicwītijąpunishment
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Finnish betoni

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishbetoniconcrete
2Frenchbétonconcrete; to drop
3Latinbitūmenmineral pitch, bitumen
4Latin-menforms neuter nouns of the third declension
5Proto-Italic*-mn̥—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Germanic wītiją →Every word from Old Norse viti →
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