Where does “rytminen voimistelu” come from?
rytminen voimistelu (Finnish) comes from Finnish voimistelu, from Finnish voimistella, 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,...
rytminen voimistelu (Finnish): rhythmic gymnastics
Definitions
- rhythmic gymnastics
Ancestry of “rytminen voimistelu”, step by step
rytminen voimistelu traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish voimistelu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | voimistelu | gymnastics; calisthenics |
| 2 | Finnish | voimistella | To do gymnastics; To do calisthenics |
| 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,... |
via Finnish rytminen
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | rytminen | rhythmic |
| 2 | Finnish | rytmi | rhythm |
| 3 | Swedish | rytm | rhythm |
| 4 | Latin | rhythmus | rhythm |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ῥυθμός | a repeating, regular motion, vibration; measured... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ῥέω | I flow, stream, run, gush; I let flow, pour; I... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | srew- | to flow, stream |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |