Where does “kasteluviljelmä” come from?
kasteluviljelmä (Finnish) comes from Finnish viljelmä, 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,...
kasteluviljelmä (Finnish): irrigated crops, irrigated land
Definitions
- irrigated crops, irrigated land
Ancestry of “kasteluviljelmä”, step by step
kasteluviljelmä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish viljelmä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | viljelmä | plantation; culture |
| 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,... |