Where does “kohdella” come from?

kohdella (Finnish) comes 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,...

kohdella (Finnish): to treat, deal with, behave towards

Definitions

  1. to treat, deal with, behave towards

Ancestry of “kohdella”, step by step

kohdella traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ellä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishelläif
2FinnishElinaHelen
3FinnishHelena—
4SwedishHelenaHelen
5Ancient Greekἑλένηtorch, firebrand; corposant, St. Elmo's fire;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

via Finnish kohdata

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkohdatato meet with, encounter; to undergo, experience,...
2Finnish-taA suffix for the partitive singular case; Forms...
3Proto-Finnic-taPartitive ending
4Proto-Uralic-täfrom

Words derived from “kohdella”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἑλένη →Every word from Swedish Helena →