Where does “tärvellä” come from?

tärvellä (Finnish) comes 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,...

tärvellä (Finnish): to destroy; to vandalize

Definitions

  1. to destroy; to vandalize

Ancestry of “tärvellä”, step by step

tärvellä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish ellä

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

via Finnish tärvätä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtärvätäto destroy, to ruin
2Swedishdärva—

Words derived from “tärvellä”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel- →Every word from Ancient Greek ἑλένη →Every word from Swedish Helena →