Where does “mollamaija” come from?

mollamaija (Finnish) comes from Finnish maija, from Finnish Maijala, from Finnish Maija, from Finnish Maria, from Latin Marīa, from Ancient Greek Μαρία, from Hebrew מִרְיָם, from Aramaic מרים.

mollamaija (Finnish): rag doll

Definitions

  1. rag doll

Ancestry of “mollamaija”, step by step

mollamaija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish maija

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishmaijaSynonym of mustamaija; calathea; the genus...
2FinnishMaijalaAny of a number of small places in Finland
3FinnishMaijaa common female given name
4FinnishMariaMary, mother of Jesus Christ
5LatinMarīaMary mother of Jesus
6Ancient GreekΜαρίαMary, Maria
7Hebrewמִרְיָם
8Aramaicמריםbitter
9Biblical Hebrewמִרְיָם

via Finnish molla

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmolla
Every word from Biblical Hebrew מִרְיָםEvery word from Hebrew מִרְיָםEvery word from Aramaic מרים