Where does “raadella” come from?

raadella (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,...

raadella (Finnish): To savage, maul

Definitions

  1. To savage, maul

Ancestry of “raadella”, step by step

raadella traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ellä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishelläif
2FinnishElinaHelen
3FinnishHelena—
4SwedishHelenaHelen
5Ancient Greekἑλένηtorch, firebrand; corposant, St. Elmo's fire;...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

via Finnish raato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishraatoAn animal carcass, corpse; A dead human corpse
2Proto-Finnicraatoanimal carcass

Words derived from “raadella”

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