Where does “pehmeävillainen” come from?

pehmeävillainen (Finnish) comes from Finnish villa, from Finnish Vilhelm, from Swedish Vilhelm, from Old High German Willahelm, from Old High German helm, from Proto-West Germanic helm, from Proto-Germanic helmaz, from Proto-Germanic halmaz — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.

pehmeävillainen (Finnish): having soft wool

Definitions

  1. having soft wool

Ancestry of “pehmeävillainen”, step by step

pehmeävillainen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish villa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvillawool; villa
2FinnishVilhelmWilliam of foreign historical persons
3SwedishVilhelm—
4Old High GermanWillahelmWilliam
5Old High Germanhelmhelmet
6Proto-West Germanichelmhelmet
7Proto-Germanichelmazhelmet
8Proto-Germanichalmazhalm; stem; stalk; straw; hay
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱolh₂mosstalk
10Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₂-to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab

via Finnish pehmeä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpehmeäsoft; silky; smooth
2Proto-Finnicpehmedäsoft
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱolh₂mos →Every word from Proto-Germanic halmaz →