Where does “siemenvilja” come from?

siemenvilja (Finnish) comes from Finnish siemen, from Proto-Finnic seemen, from Proto-Indo-European séh₁mn̥, from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- — to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

siemenvilja (Finnish): seed corn, seed grain

Definitions

  1. seed corn, seed grain

Ancestry of “siemenvilja”, step by step

siemenvilja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish siemen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishsiemenseed; semen; precursor
2Proto-Finnicseemenseed
3Proto-Indo-Europeanséh₁mn̥seed
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

via Finnish Vilja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishViljagrain, cereal, corn type of grass cultivated for its edible grains
2Proto-Finnicviljagrain, cereal; abundance, plenty
Every word from Proto-Indo-European seh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European séh₁mn̥ →Every word from Proto-Finnic seemen →
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