Where does “hyötymansikka” come from?

hyötymansikka (Finnish) comes from Finnish hyöty, from Finnish hyötää, from Finnish hyvä, from Proto-Finnic *hüvä.

hyötymansikka (Finnish): garden strawberry; commercial strawberry

Definitions

  1. garden strawberry; commercial strawberry

Ancestry of “hyötymansikka”, step by step

hyötymansikka traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish hyöty

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhyötybenefit, gain, advantage; utility
2Finnishhyötääto force; to grow, to prosper
3Finnishhyvägood; desirable, advisable
4Proto-Finnic*hüvä—

via Finnish mansikka

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmansikkastrawberry
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*mancikka—
Every word from Proto-Finnic *hüvä →Every word from Finnish hyvä →Every word from Finnish hyötää →