Where does “maarianheinä” come from?

maarianheinä (Finnish) comes from Finnish Maaria, from Finnish Maria, from Latin Marīa, from Ancient Greek Μαρία, from Hebrew מִרְיָם, from Aramaic מרים, from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָם.

maarianheinä (Finnish): any plant of the genus Hierochloe

Definitions

  1. any plant of the genus Hierochloe

Ancestry of “maarianheinä”, step by step

maarianheinä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Maaria

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishMaariaA former municipality near Turku in SW Finland, now part of Turku
2FinnishMariaMary, mother of Jesus Christ
3LatinMarīaMary mother of Jesus
4Ancient GreekΜαρίαMary, Maria
5Hebrewמִרְיָם
6Aramaicמריםbitter
7Biblical Hebrewמִרְיָם

via Finnish heinä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishheinähay; grass; any similar plant, such as sedge
2Finnishkangascloth, fabric or textile; material; A soil type:...
3Proto-Finnickangascloth, fabric
4Proto-Germanicgangazpace, step, gait; walk; way, course
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰongʰ-o-s
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step
Every word from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָםEvery word from Hebrew מִרְיָםEvery word from Aramaic מרים