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Where does “helliä” come from?

helliä (Finnish) comes from Finnish Hellä, from Swedish håll, from Swedish plats, from Old Swedish platz, from Old Norse plaz, from Middle Low German platse, from Latin platēa, from Ancient Greek πλατεῖα — flat.

helliä (Finnish): to caress; to cherish, nurse; Partitive plural ...

Definitions

  1. to caress; to cherish, nurse; Partitive plural ...

Ancestry of “helliä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishHellä—
2Swedishhålla stop, a station; a direction; a range, a...
3Swedishplatsplace; any geographical position a little larger...
4Old Swedishplatz—
5Old Norseplaz—
6Middle Low Germanplatse—
7Latinplatēa—
8Ancient Greekπλατεῖαfeminine nominative singular of πλατύς; feminine...
9Ancient Greekπλατύςwide, broad; flat, level; broad-shouldered
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpléth₂usflat, broad
11Proto-Indo-Europeanpleth₂-flat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleth₂- →