Where does “ostoshelvetti” come from?

ostoshelvetti (Finnish) comes from Finnish helvetti, from Swedish helvete, from Old Norse helvíti, from Old Norse viti, from Proto-Germanic wītiją, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

ostoshelvetti (Finnish): shopping centre, mall

Definitions

  1. shopping centre, mall

Ancestry of “ostoshelvetti”, step by step

ostoshelvetti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish helvetti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhelvettihell; hell, devil; damn
2SwedishhelveteHell; the place where sinners are said to go...
3Old Norsehelvítihell
4Old Norsevitiindicator; token, mark, signal; beacon
5Proto-Germanicwītijąpunishment
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Finnish ostos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishostospurchase; shopping
2FinnishostaaTo buy, purchase
3Proto-Finnicostadakto buy
4Proto-Uralic-ta-Forms verbs from nouns; Forms causative verbs...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →