Where does “velholehti” come from?

velholehti (Finnish) comes from Finnish velho, from Russian волхв, from Old East Slavic вълхвъ — wizard, mage.

velholehti (Finnish): enchanter's nightshade plant in the genus

Definitions

  1. enchanter's nightshade plant in the genus

Ancestry of “velholehti”, step by step

velholehti traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish velho

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvelhowizard
2Russianволхвmagus, mage; a priest
3Old East Slavicвълхвъwizard, mage

via Finnish Lehti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishLehtileaf part of a plant
2Proto-Finno-Ugric*lehti—

Words derived from “velholehti”

Every word from Old East Slavic вълхвъ →