Where does “laatuvilja” come from?

laatuvilja (Finnish) comes from Finnish laatu, from Russian лад, from Proto-Slavic ladъ — harmony, order.

laatuvilja (Finnish): (high) quality grain

Definitions

  1. (high) quality grain

Ancestry of “laatuvilja”, step by step

laatuvilja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish laatu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaatuquality; sort, kind
2Russianладharmony, concord; manner, way; mode; fret
3Proto-Slavicladъharmony, order

via Finnish Vilja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishViljagrain, cereal, corn type of grass cultivated for its edible grains
2Proto-Finnicviljagrain, cereal; abundance, plenty
Every word from Proto-Slavic ladъ →Every word from Russian лад →Every word from Finnish laatu →