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Where does “helmikuinen” come from?

helmikuinen (Finnish) comes from Finnish helmikuu, 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.

helmikuinen (Finnish): Pertaining to February

Definitions

  1. Pertaining to February

Ancestry of “helmikuinen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishhelmikuuFebruary
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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