Where does “tähkähelmikkä” come from?
tähkähelmikkä (Finnish) comes from Finnish helmikkä, from Finnish helmi, from Finnish Vilhelmiina, from German Wilhelmina, from German Wilhelm, from Old High German Willahelm, from Old High German helm, from Proto-West Germanic helm — to pierce, strike; to stick; prick; stab.
tähkähelmikkä (Finnish): hairy melic, "Melica ciliata"
Definitions
- hairy melic, "Melica ciliata"
Ancestry of “tähkähelmikkä”, step by step