Where does “köllöttelijä” come from?

köllöttelijä (Finnish) comes from Finnish köllötellä, 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,...

köllöttelijä (Finnish): one who lies back and relaxes

Definitions

  1. one who lies back and relaxes

Ancestry of “köllöttelijä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishköllötelläto lie back and relax; to take it easy
2Finnishelläif
3FinnishElinaHelen
4FinnishHelena—
5SwedishHelenaHelen
6Ancient Greekἑλένηtorch, firebrand; corposant, St. Elmo's fire;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἑλένη →Every word from Swedish Helena →