Where does “seleenihiiva” come from?
seleenihiiva (Finnish) comes from Finnish seleeni, from Ancient Greek σελήνη, from Ancient Greek Σέλας.
seleenihiiva (Finnish): selenium yeast
Ancestry of “seleenihiiva”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | seleeni | selenium |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | σελήνη | moon; month; a moon-shaped cake |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Σέλας | — |