Where does “viihdekulttuuri” come from?

viihdekulttuuri (Finnish) comes from Finnish kulttuuri, from Swedish kultur, from Latin cultūra, from Latin cultus, from Latin colere, from Latin colo, from Latin quelo, from Proto-Italic kʷelō — to turn.

viihdekulttuuri (Finnish): popular culture, entertainment culture

Definitions

  1. popular culture, entertainment culture

Ancestry of “viihdekulttuuri”, step by step

viihdekulttuuri traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish kulttuuri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishkulttuuriculture
2Swedishkulturculture, cultivation; culture, spiritual...
3Latincultūracare, cultivation; agriculture, tillage, husbandry
4Latincultustilled, cultivated, having been cultivated;...
5Latincoleresecond-person singular future passive indicative...
6LatincoloI till, cultivate the land; I inhabit; I protect,...
7Latinquelo
8Proto-Italickʷelōto inhabit
9Proto-Indo-Europeankʷéleti
10Proto-Indo-Europeankʷel-to turn

via Finnish viihde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviihdeentertainment
2Finnishviihtyäto get on, get along, enjoy; to enjoy oneself; to...
3Proto-Finnicviihtüdäk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷel-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷéletiEvery word from Proto-Italic kʷelō