Where does “kaksijakoviljely” come from?
kaksijakoviljely (Finnish) comes from Finnish viljely, from Finnish viljellä, 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,...
kaksijakoviljely (Finnish): two-field system; cultivation where one half of the field is left as a fallow
Definitions
- two-field system; cultivation where one half of the field is left as a fallow
Ancestry of “kaksijakoviljely”, step by step
kaksijakoviljely traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish viljely
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | viljely | culture, cultivation |
| 2 | Finnish | viljellä | To cultivate, farm, till; To raise, grow; To... |
| 3 | Finnish | ellä | if |
| 4 | Finnish | Elina | Helen |
| 5 | Finnish | Helena | — |
| 6 | Swedish | Helena | Helen |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἑλένη | torch, firebrand; corposant, St. Elmo's fire;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swel- | to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,... |