Where does “helmikuu” come from?

helmikuu (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.

helmikuu (Finnish): February

Definitions

  1. February

Ancestry of “helmikuu”, step by step

helmikuu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish helmi

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

via Finnish Kuu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKuuThe Moon the satellite of the Earth
2Finnishkuusisix; spruce; Norway spruce, "Picea abies"
3Proto-Finnickuucisix
4Proto-Uralickutteridge; six

Words derived from “helmikuu”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- →