Where does “töllistelijä” come from?

töllistelijä (Finnish) comes from Finnish töllistellä, 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,...

töllistelijä (Finnish): agent noun of töllistellä: gawker, ogler,...

Definitions

  1. agent noun of töllistellä: gawker, ogler,...

Ancestry of “töllistelijä”, step by step

töllistelijä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish töllistellä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishtöllistelläto ogle, to gawk, to gape
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 →