Where does “kiertoviljely” come from?

kiertoviljely (Finnish) comes from Finnish viljely, 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,...

kiertoviljely (Finnish): crop rotation practice of rotating crops between fields

Definitions

  1. crop rotation practice of rotating crops between fields

Ancestry of “kiertoviljely”, step by step

kiertoviljely traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish viljely

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviljelyculture, cultivation
2FinnishviljelläTo cultivate, farm, till; To raise, grow; To...
3Finnishelläif
4FinnishElinaHelen
5FinnishHelena
6SwedishHelenaHelen
7Ancient Greekἑλένηtorch, firebrand; corposant, St. Elmo's fire;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

via Finnish kierto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkiertorotation; circulation; Short for sointukierto
2Finnishkiertääto turn, twist, screw, rotate; to roll; to wind,...
3Proto-Finnickeertädäkto turn; to spin thread
4Proto-Finnickeerätwisted
5Proto-Uralickerä
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel-Every word from Ancient Greek ἑλένηEvery word from Swedish Helena