Where does “vehnänalkio” come from?
vehnänalkio (Finnish) comes from Finnish Alkio, from Finnish alkaa, from Proto-Finnic alkadak, from Proto-Uralic alka- — beginning.
vehnänalkio (Finnish): wheat germ
Ancestry of “vehnänalkio”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | Alkio | — |
| 2 | Finnish | alkaa | to begin , start; to initiate, set in, be... |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | alkadak | to begin, to start |
| 4 | Proto-Uralic | alka- | beginning |