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Where does “sopimusviljelmä” come from?

sopimusviljelmä (Finnish) comes from Finnish viljelmä, from Finnish viljellä, 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,...

sopimusviljelmä (Finnish): contract farm; contract plantation

Definitions

  1. contract farm; contract plantation

Ancestry of “sopimusviljelmä”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviljelmäplantation; culture
2FinnishviljelläTo cultivate, farm, till; To raise, grow; To...
3Finnishelläif
4FinnishElinaHelen
5FinnishHelena—
6SwedishHelenaHelen
7Ancient Greekἑλένηtorch, firebrand; corposant, St. Elmo's fire;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
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