Where does “helmisulkahirssi” come from?
helmisulkahirssi (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.
helmisulkahirssi (Finnish): pearl millet
Definitions
- pearl millet
Ancestry of “helmisulkahirssi”, step by step
helmisulkahirssi 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 sulkahirssi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | sulkahirssi | fountaingrass; the genus "Pennisetum" |
| 2 | Finnish | hirssi | millet; panicgrass; proso millet, common millet,... |
| 3 | Swedish | hirs | — |
| 4 | German | Hirse | millet |
| 5 | Middle High German | hirse | — |
| 6 | Old High German | hirso | millet |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hirsijô | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |