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
- any plant of the genus Hierochloe
Ancestry of “maarianheinä”, step by step
maarianheinä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Maaria
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Maaria | A former municipality near Turku in SW Finland, now part of Turku |
| 2 | Finnish | Maria | Mary, mother of Jesus Christ |
| 3 | Latin | Marīa | Mary mother of Jesus |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Μαρία | Mary, Maria |
| 5 | Hebrew | מִרְיָם | — |
| 6 | Aramaic | מרים | bitter |
| 7 | Biblical Hebrew | מִרְיָם | — |
via Finnish heinä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | heinä | hay; grass; any similar plant, such as sedge |
| 2 | Finnish | kangas | cloth, fabric or textile; material; A soil type:... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | kangas | cloth, fabric |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | gangaz | pace, step, gait; walk; way, course |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰongʰ-o-s | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ- | to walk; to step |