Where does “lavertelija” come from?

lavertelija (Finnish) comes from Finnish laverrella, 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,...

lavertelija (Finnish): blabber, babbler, chatterer

Definitions

  1. blabber, babbler, chatterer

Ancestry of “lavertelija”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlaverrellato chatter, blabber, blab
2Finnishelläif
3FinnishElinaHelen
4FinnishHelena—
5SwedishHelenaHelen
6Ancient Greekἑλένηtorch, firebrand; corposant, St. Elmo's fire;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἑλένη →Every word from Swedish Helena →