Where does “leijonanharja” come from?

leijonanharja (Finnish) comes from Finnish leijona, from Swedish lejon, from Old Swedish leon, from Old Norse león, from Latin leō, from Ancient Greek Λέων, from Ancient Greek λέων — lion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage.

leijonanharja (Finnish): A lion's mane

Definitions

  1. A lion's mane

Ancestry of “leijonanharja”, step by step

leijonanharja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish leijona

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishleijonalion, "Panthera leo"; Leo; A nickname of the...
2Swedishlejonlion; a large cat, "Panthera leo"; lion
3Old Swedishleonlion
4Old Norseleónlion
5Latinleō
6Ancient GreekΛέωνlion
7Ancient Greekλέωνlion; Leo, the zodiacal sign; lionheart, savage

via Finnish harja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishharjabrush; mane; crest
2RussianХаритон
3Finnish-nenForms diminutives nouns or terms expressing...
4Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
5Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
6Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood

Words derived from “leijonanharja

Every word from Ancient Greek λέων