Where does “enkeli” come from?

enkeli (Finnish) comes from Old Swedish ängil, from Latin Angelus, from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος, from Old Norse engill, from Old Saxon engil, from Proto-West Germanic angil, from Latin angelus — angel; messenger.

enkeli (Finnish): angel

Definitions

  1. angel

Ancestry of “enkeli”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishängil—
2LatinAngelusangel
3Ancient Greekἄγγελοςa messenger; one that announces; angel, heavenly...
4Old Norseengillangel
5Old Saxonengilangel
6Proto-West Germanicangilangel
7Latinangelusangel; messenger

Words derived from “enkeli”

Every word from Latin angelus →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄγγελος →Every word from Old Norse engill →