Where does “päivitellä” come from?

päivitellä (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,...

päivitellä (Finnish): to bemoan, complain, regret; to dismay or worry...

Definitions

to bemoan, complain, regret; to dismay or worry...

Ancestry of “päivitellä”, step by step

päivitellä 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 päivittää

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Finnish	päivittää	To update; to complain, to berate
2	Finnish	päivä	day; the sun
3	Proto-Finnic	päivä	sun; day
4	Proto-Uralic	päjwä	? warmth; ? sun; ? fire
5	Proto-Uralic	päje	—

Words derived from “päivitellä”

päivittely

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἑλένη →Every word from Swedish Helena →