Where does “oliivinvihreä” come from?

oliivinvihreä (Finnish) comes from Finnish oliivi, from German olīve, from Middle High German olīve, from Latin Olīva, from Ancient Greek ἐλαία, from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā, from Proto-Indo-European loiwom.

oliivinvihreä (Finnish): olive

Definitions

olive

Ancestry of “oliivinvihreä”, step by step

oliivinvihreä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish oliivi

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	oliivi	olive
2	German	olīve	olive fruit
3	Middle High German	olīve	olive tree
4	Latin	Olīva	an olive fruit
5	Ancient Greek	ἐλαία	olive tree; olive; naevus
6	Proto-Hellenic	elaíwā	—
7	Proto-Indo-European	loiwom	—

via Finnish vihreä

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	vihreä	green; The color green
2	Proto-Finnic	viherä	green
3	Proto-Finnic	viha	hate, anger; rage; agression
4	Proto-Finnic	wiša	—
5	Proto-Indo-Iranian	wišás	poison, venom
6	Proto-Indo-European	wisós	fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;...

Every word from Proto-Indo-European loiwom →Every word from Proto-Hellenic elaíwā →Every word from Ancient Greek ἐλαία →