Where does “helmikkä” come from?
helmikkä (Finnish) comes 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, from Proto-Germanic helmaz — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.
helmikkä (Finnish): melic, melic grass
Definitions
- melic, melic grass
Ancestry of “helmikkä”, step by step
helmikkä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish helmi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | helmi | pearl; bead; gem |
| 2 | Finnish | Vilhelmiina | — |
| 3 | German | Wilhelmina | — |
| 4 | German | Wilhelm | William |
| 5 | Old High German | Willahelm | William |
| 6 | Old High German | helm | helmet |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | helm | helmet |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | helmaz | helmet |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | halmaz | halm; stem; stalk; straw; hay |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱolh₂mos | stalk |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₂- | to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab |
via Finnish ikka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ikka | — |