Where does “iltavoimistelu” come from?

iltavoimistelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish voimistelu, from Finnish voimistella, 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,...

iltavoimistelu (Finnish): evening calisthenics, evening gymnastics

Definitions

  1. evening calisthenics, evening gymnastics

Ancestry of “iltavoimistelu”, step by step

iltavoimistelu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish voimistelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvoimistelugymnastics; calisthenics
2FinnishvoimistellaTo do gymnastics; To do calisthenics
3Finnishelläif
4FinnishElinaHelen
5FinnishHelena—
6SwedishHelenaHelen
7Ancient Greekἑλένηtorch, firebrand; corposant, St. Elmo's fire;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

via Finnish ilta

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishiltaevening
2Finnish-nenForms diminutives nouns or terms expressing...
3Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
4Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
5Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἑλένη →Every word from Swedish Helena →