Where does “velhous” come from?

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

velhous (Finnish): wizardry, sorcery

Definitions

  1. wizardry, sorcery

Ancestry of “velhous”, step by step

velhous traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish velho

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

via Finnish uus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishuusAlternative form of uusi
Every word from Old East Slavic вълхвъ →Every word from Russian волхв →Every word from Finnish velho →