Where does “maanviljelijä” come from?
maanviljelijä (Finnish) comes from Finnish viljelijä, from Finnish viljellä, 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,...
maanviljelijä (Finnish): farmer person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock; anyone engaged in agriculture on a farm, especially the owner of a farm
Definitions
- farmer person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock; anyone engaged in agriculture on a farm, especially the owner of a farm
Ancestry of “maanviljelijä”, step by step
maanviljelijä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish viljelijä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | viljelijä | farmer |
| 2 | Finnish | viljellä | To cultivate, farm, till; To raise, grow; To... |
| 3 | Finnish | ellä | if |
| 4 | Finnish | Elina | Helen |
| 5 | Finnish | Helena | — |
| 6 | Swedish | Helena | Helen |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἑλένη | torch, firebrand; corposant, St. Elmo's fire;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swel- | to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,... |