Where does “englanninraiheinä” come from?

englanninraiheinä (Finnish) comes from Finnish englanti, from Swedish England, from English England, from Middle English Engelond, from Old English Engla land, from Old English land, from Proto-West Germanic land, from Proto-Germanic landą — land, heath; loins.

englanninraiheinä (Finnish): perennial ryegrass

Definitions

  1. perennial ryegrass

Ancestry of “englanninraiheinä”, step by step

englanninraiheinä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish englanti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishenglantiEnglish
2SwedishEngland
3EnglishEnglandThe territory of the Angles and (later) Anglo-Saxons in Britain at any given time before the founding of the Kingdom of England, or the territory of the English people at any given time, in either the Kingdom of England or the United Kingdom
4Middle EnglishEngelond
5Old EnglishEngla landland of the Angles
6Old Englishlandland; a country; region within a country:...
7Proto-West Germaniclandland, area of ground
8Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

via Finnish raiheinä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishraiheinäany plant of the genus Lolium
2EnglishryeA grain used extensively in Europe for making...
3Old Englishryġerye
4Old Englishlēahmeadow; clearing with a pigsty; woodland,...
5Proto-West Germaniclauhclearing; meadow
6Proto-Germaniclauhazclearing; meadow
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlówkosclearing; open space, clearing; field, meadow
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlewḱ-lynx
9Proto-Indo-Europeanlewk-bright; to shine; to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ-