Where does “saunamaija” come from?
saunamaija (Finnish) comes from Finnish maija, from Finnish Maijala, from Finnish Maija, from Finnish Maria, from Latin Marīa, from Ancient Greek Μαρία, from Hebrew מִרְיָם, from Aramaic מרים.
saunamaija (Finnish): woodlouse, rolly polly, sowbug
Definitions
- woodlouse, rolly polly, sowbug
Ancestry of “saunamaija”, step by step
saunamaija traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish maija
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | maija | Synonym of mustamaija; calathea; the genus... |
| 2 | Finnish | Maijala | Any of a number of small places in Finland |
| 3 | Finnish | Maija | a common female given name |
| 4 | Finnish | Maria | Mary, mother of Jesus Christ |
| 5 | Latin | Marīa | Mary mother of Jesus |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Μαρία | Mary, Maria |
| 7 | Hebrew | מִרְיָם | — |
| 8 | Aramaic | מרים | bitter |
| 9 | Biblical Hebrew | מִרְיָם | — |