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Where does “helmiäisnystyt” come from?

helmiäisnystyt (Finnish) comes from Finnish helmiäinen, from Finnish helmi, from Finnish Vilhelmiina, from German Wilhelmina, from German Wilhelm, from Old High German Willahelm, from Old High German helm, from Proto-West Germanic helm — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.

helmiäisnystyt (Finnish): pearly penile papules

Definitions

  1. pearly penile papules

Ancestry of “helmiäisnystyt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhelmiäinennacre, mother-of-pearl
2Finnishhelmipearl; bead; gem
3FinnishVilhelmiina—
4GermanWilhelmina—
5GermanWilhelmWilliam
6Old High GermanWillahelmWilliam
7Old High Germanhelmhelmet
8Proto-West Germanichelmhelmet
9Proto-Germanichelmazhelmet
10Proto-Germanichalmazhalm; stem; stalk; straw; hay
11Proto-Indo-Europeanḱolh₂mosstalk
12Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab
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