Where does “tärvelijä” come from?

tärvelijä (Finnish) comes from Finnish tärvellä, 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,...

tärvelijä (Finnish): agent noun of tärvellä: vandal

Definitions

  1. agent noun of tärvellä: vandal

Ancestry of “tärvelijä”, step by step

tärvelijä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish tärvellä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtärvelläto destroy; to vandalize
2Finnishelläif
3FinnishElinaHelen
4FinnishHelena—
5SwedishHelenaHelen
6Ancient Greekἑλένηtorch, firebrand; corposant, St. Elmo's fire;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

via Finnish jä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishjäice
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*ja—
3Proto-Germanicjahwand, also
4Proto-Germanic-hwand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
5Proto-Germanic-hwe—
6Proto-Indo-European-kʷeand; Forms distributives from interrogatives
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἑλένη →Every word from Swedish Helena →