Where does “vattupensas” come from?

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

Ancestry of “vattupensas”, step by step

vattupensas 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 pensas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishpensasbush; shrub
2Proto-Finnicpensasbush
3Proto-Finnicpensa—
Every word from Biblical Hebrew תַדַּי →Every word from Ancient Greek Θαδδαῖος →Every word from Russian Фадей →