Where does “kevätvehnä” come from?

kevätvehnä (Finnish) comes from Finnish vehnä, from Proto-Finnic vehnä, from Proto-Finno-Permic wešnä.

kevätvehnä (Finnish): spring wheat

Definitions

  1. spring wheat

Ancestry of “kevätvehnä”, step by step

kevätvehnä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vehnä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvehnäwheat
2Proto-Finnicvehnäwheat
3Proto-Finno-Permicwešnä—

via Finnish kevät

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkevätspring, springtime
2Proto-Finnickevätspring
3Proto-Uralickeŋäspring
Every word from Proto-Finno-Permic wešnä →Every word from Proto-Finnic vehnä →Every word from Finnish vehnä →