Where does “kanarianhelpi” come from?

kanarianhelpi (Finnish) comes from Finnish helpi, from Finnish helve, from Proto-Finnic helbeh.

kanarianhelpi (Finnish): canary grass (Phalaris canariensis) grass whose seeds are used as birdseed

Definitions

  1. canary grass (Phalaris canariensis) grass whose seeds are used as birdseed

Ancestry of “kanarianhelpi”, step by step

kanarianhelpi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish helpi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhelpicanary grass
2Finnishhelvelodicule
3Proto-Finnichelbeh—

via Finnish Kanaria

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishKanaria—
Every word from Proto-Finnic helbeh →Every word from Finnish helve →Every word from Finnish helpi →