Where does “myönnellä” come from?
myönnellä (Finnish) comes from Finnish ellä, from Finnish Elina, from Finnish Helena, from Swedish Helena, from Ancient Greek ἑλένη, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
myönnellä (Finnish): to yes to attempt to flatter someone by habitually agreeing
Definitions
- to yes to attempt to flatter someone by habitually agreeing
Ancestry of “myönnellä”, step by step
myönnellä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ellä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ellä | if |
| 2 | Finnish | Elina | Helen |
| 3 | Finnish | Helena | — |
| 4 | Swedish | Helena | Helen |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἑλένη | torch, firebrand; corposant, St. Elmo's fire;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swel- | to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,... |
via Finnish myöntää
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | myöntää | to concede, admit, agree; to award; to grant,... |
| 2 | Finnish | -ntaa | -en, -fy |
| 3 | Finnish | -taa | Forms causative verbs; Forms verbs from nouns and... |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | -tadak | Forms verbs from both nominal and verbal stems |
| 5 | Proto-Uralic | -ta- | Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs... |