Where does “puuviljelmä” come from?
puuviljelmä (Finnish) comes from Finnish viljelmä, from Finnish viljellä, 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,...
puuviljelmä (Finnish): plantation, tree plantation area where trees are grown for commercial purposes
Definitions
- plantation, tree plantation area where trees are grown for commercial purposes
Ancestry of “puuviljelmä”, step by step
puuviljelmä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish viljelmä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | viljelmä | plantation; culture |
| 2 | Finnish | viljellä | To cultivate, farm, till; To raise, grow; To... |
| 3 | Finnish | ellä | if |
| 4 | Finnish | Elina | Helen |
| 5 | Finnish | Helena | — |
| 6 | Swedish | Helena | Helen |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἑλένη | torch, firebrand; corposant, St. Elmo's fire;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swel- | to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,... |