Where does “hedelmätarha” come from?

hedelmätarha (Finnish) comes from Finnish hedelmä, from Proto-Finnic heidelmä.

hedelmätarha (Finnish): orchard; grove

Definitions

  1. orchard; grove

Ancestry of “hedelmätarha”, step by step

hedelmätarha traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hedelmä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhedelmäfruit
2Proto-Finnicheidelmä—

via Finnish tarha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtarhacorral; yard; garden, orchard
2Proto-Finnictarhagarden; enclosure
Every word from Proto-Finnic heidelmä →Every word from Finnish hedelmä →