Where does “kaltoinkohtelu” come from?

kaltoinkohtelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish kohtelu, from Finnish kohdella, 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,...

kaltoinkohtelu (Finnish): mistreatment, ill-treatment

Definitions

  1. mistreatment, ill-treatment

Ancestry of “kaltoinkohtelu”, step by step

kaltoinkohtelu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kohtelu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkohtelutreatment
2Finnishkohdellato treat, deal with, behave towards
3Finnishelläif
4FinnishElinaHelen
5FinnishHelena
6SwedishHelenaHelen
7Ancient Greekἑλένηtorch, firebrand; corposant, St. Elmo's fire;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

via Finnish kaltoin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkaltoinwrong, mal
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel-Every word from Ancient Greek ἑλένηEvery word from Swedish Helena