Where does “korsivilja” come from?

korsivilja (Finnish) comes from Finnish korsi, from Proto-Finnic korci, from Proto-Baltic karti, from Sanskrit कृति, from Sanskrit कृत, from Proto-Indo-Iranian kr̥tás, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

korsivilja (Finnish): standing cereal, straw cereal; a cereal plant with culms

Definitions

  1. standing cereal, straw cereal; a cereal plant with culms

Ancestry of “korsivilja”, step by step

korsivilja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish korsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkorsiculm
2Proto-Finnickorciculm; stem, stalk
3Proto-Baltickarti—
4Sanskritकृतिthe act of doing, making, performing,...
5Sanskritकृतdone
6Proto-Indo-Iraniankr̥tásdone, made
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

via Finnish Vilja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishViljagrain, cereal, corn type of grass cultivated for its edible grains
2Proto-Finnicviljagrain, cereal; abundance, plenty
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian kr̥tás →Every word from Sanskrit कृत →