Where does “hilpi” come from?

hilpi (Finnish) comes from Finnish helpi, from Finnish helve, from Proto-Finnic helbeh.

hilpi (Finnish): any grass of the genus Arctagrostis, Catabrosa or Phippsia

Definitions

  1. any grass of the genus Arctagrostis, Catabrosa or Phippsia

Ancestry of “hilpi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhelpicanary grass
2Finnishhelvelodicule
3Proto-Finnichelbeh—

Words derived from “hilpi”

Every word from Proto-Finnic helbeh →Every word from Finnish helve →Every word from Finnish helpi →