Where does “mimmiliiga” come from?
mimmiliiga (Finnish) comes from Finnish Mimmi, from Finnish Vilhelmiina, from German Wilhelmina, from German Wilhelm, from Old High German Willahelm, from Old High German helm, from Proto-West Germanic helm, from Proto-Germanic helmaz — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.
mimmiliiga (Finnish): women's league in sports
Definitions
- women's league in sports
Ancestry of “mimmiliiga”, step by step
mimmiliiga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Mimmi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Mimmi | woman, girl |
| 2 | Finnish | Vilhelmiina | — |
| 3 | German | Wilhelmina | — |
| 4 | German | Wilhelm | William |
| 5 | Old High German | Willahelm | William |
| 6 | Old High German | helm | helmet |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | helm | helmet |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | helmaz | helmet |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | halmaz | halm; stem; stalk; straw; hay |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱolh₂mos | stalk |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱelh₂- | to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab |