Where does “vihannesviljelmä” come from?
vihannesviljelmä (Finnish) comes from Finnish viljelmä, from Finnish viljellä, from Finnish ellä, from Finnish Elina, from Finnish Helena, from Swedish Helena, from Ancient Greek ἑλένη, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
vihannesviljelmä (Finnish): vegetable garden, vegetable cultivation; a place where vegetables are grown and cultivated
Definitions
- vegetable garden, vegetable cultivation; a place where vegetables are grown and cultivated
Ancestry of “vihannesviljelmä”, step by step
vihannesviljelmä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish viljelmä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | viljelmä | plantation; culture |
| 2 | Finnish | viljellä | To cultivate, farm, till; To raise, grow; To... |
| 3 | Finnish | ellä | if |
| 4 | Finnish | Elina | Helen |
| 5 | Finnish | Helena | — |
| 6 | Swedish | Helena | Helen |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἑλένη | torch, firebrand; corposant, St. Elmo's fire;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swel- | to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,... |
via Finnish vihannes
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vihannes | vegetable; person in a vegetative state |
| 2 | Finnish | vihanta | verdant, fresh |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | vihanta | verdant |
| 4 | Proto-Finnic | viha | hate, anger; rage; agression |
| 5 | Proto-Finnic | wiša | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | wišás | poison, venom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | wisós | fluidity, slime, poison; poison; poison; slime;... |