Where does “vattuhillo” come from?

vattuhillo (Finnish) comes from Finnish vattu, from Finnish vatukka, from Finnish vata, from Russian Фадей, from Ancient Greek Θαδδαῖος, from Biblical Hebrew תַדַּי.

Ancestry of “vattuhillo”, step by step

vattuhillo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vattu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvatturaspberry
2Finnishvatukkabramble; raspberry
3Finnishvataa type of small seine; chickweed, common...
4RussianФадей
5Ancient GreekΘαδδαῖοςThaddaeus, one of the Apostles
6Biblical Hebrewתַדַּי

via Finnish hillo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishhillojam, jelly; bread
2Middle Englishhilli
3GermanHildebrand
4Old High GermanHiltibrantand the protagonist of the eponymous Hildebrandslied
5Proto-GermanicHildibrandaz
Every word from Biblical Hebrew תַדַּיEvery word from Ancient Greek ΘαδδαῖοςEvery word from Russian Фадей
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