Where does “syömävilja” come from?
syömävilja (Finnish) comes from Finnish syödä, from Proto-Finnic söödäk, from Proto-Indo-European suH-é.
syömävilja (Finnish): grist
Ancestry of “syömävilja”, step by step
syömävilja traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish syödä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | syödä | to eat; to wear out, to tire, to strain; to... |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | söödäk | to eat |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | suH-é | — |
via Finnish Vilja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Vilja | grain, cereal, corn type of grass cultivated for its edible grains |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | vilja | grain, cereal; abundance, plenty |