Where does “maanviljelyelinkeino” come from?
maanviljelyelinkeino (Finnish) comes from Finnish maanviljely, from Finnish viljely, from Finnish viljellä, from Finnish ellä, from Finnish Elina, from Finnish Helena, from Swedish Helena, from Ancient Greek ἑλένη — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
maanviljelyelinkeino (Finnish): agriculture or farming as a livelihood
Definitions
- agriculture or farming as a livelihood
Ancestry of “maanviljelyelinkeino”, step by step
maanviljelyelinkeino traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish maanviljely
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | maanviljely | agriculture, farming |
| 2 | Finnish | viljely | culture, cultivation |
| 3 | Finnish | viljellä | To cultivate, farm, till; To raise, grow; To... |
| 4 | Finnish | ellä | if |
| 5 | Finnish | Elina | Helen |
| 6 | Finnish | Helena | — |
| 7 | Swedish | Helena | Helen |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ἑλένη | torch, firebrand; corposant, St. Elmo's fire;... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | swel- | to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,... |