Where does “huojennella” come from?

huojennella (Finnish) comes from Finnish ellä, from Finnish Elina, from Finnish Helena, from Swedish Helena, from Ancient Greek ἑλένη, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

huojennella (Finnish): to relieve, slowly or in a leisurely manner

Definitions

  1. to relieve, slowly or in a leisurely manner

Ancestry of “huojennella”, step by step

huojennella traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ellä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishelläif
2FinnishElinaHelen
3FinnishHelena—
4SwedishHelenaHelen
5Ancient Greekἑλένηtorch, firebrand; corposant, St. Elmo's fire;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

via Finnish huojentaa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhuojentaato relieve; Third-person singular indicative...
2Finnish-ntääFront vowel variant of -ntaa
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἑλένη →Every word from Swedish Helena →