Where does “kevätvilja” come from?

kevätvilja (Finnish) comes from Finnish kevät, from Proto-Finnic kevät, from Proto-Uralic keŋä — spring.

kevätvilja (Finnish): spring crop, spring cereal

Definitions

  1. spring crop, spring cereal

Ancestry of “kevätvilja”, step by step

kevätvilja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kevät

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkevätspring, springtime
2Proto-Finnickevätspring
3Proto-Uralickeŋäspring

via Finnish Vilja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishViljagrain, cereal, corn type of grass cultivated for its edible grains
2Proto-Finnicviljagrain, cereal; abundance, plenty
Every word from Proto-Uralic keŋä →Every word from Proto-Finnic kevät →Every word from Finnish kevät →