Where does “helmasynti” come from?

helmasynti (Finnish) comes from Finnish synti, from Swedish synd, from Old Norse synd, from Proto-Germanic sundijō, from Proto-Indo-European h₁s-ónt-ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₁sónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- — to be.

helmasynti (Finnish): besetting sin a person's great or peculiar vice or weakness

Definitions

  1. besetting sin a person's great or peculiar vice or weakness

Ancestry of “helmasynti”, step by step

helmasynti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish synti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsyntisin
2Swedishsyndsin; pity, shame
3Old Norsesyndsin
4Proto-Germanicsundijōsin
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁s-ónt-ih₂—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁sóntsactive participle of *h₁ésti; being, existence;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ēs-to be

via Finnish helma

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhelmahem
2Proto-Finnichelmahem of clothing
3Proto-Germanichelmazhelmet
4Proto-Germanichalmazhalm; stem; stalk; straw; hay
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱolh₂mosstalk
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ēs- →