Where does “tapainturmelus” come from?
tapainturmelus (Finnish) comes from Finnish turmelus, from Finnish turmella, 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,...
tapainturmelus (Finnish): depravation, corruption, demoralization, degradation (of manners)
Definitions
- depravation, corruption, demoralization, degradation (of manners)
Ancestry of “tapainturmelus”, step by step
tapainturmelus traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish turmelus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | turmelus | damaging, marring, ruining |
| 2 | Finnish | turmella | to damage, mar, ruin; to taint, corrupt; to... |
| 3 | Finnish | ellä | if |
| 4 | Finnish | Elina | Helen |
| 5 | Finnish | Helena | — |
| 6 | Swedish | Helena | Helen |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἑλένη | torch, firebrand; corposant, St. Elmo's fire;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swel- | to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,... |