Where does “viitseliäs” come from?

viitseliäs (Finnish) comes from Finnish Elias, from Ancient Greek Ἠλίας, from Hebrew אֵלִיָּה — {{l|en|Jah}} is my God.

viitseliäs (Finnish): who or which bothers; who or which does something which is of negligible inconvenience

Definitions

  1. who or which bothers; who or which does something which is of negligible inconvenience

Ancestry of “viitseliäs”, step by step

viitseliäs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Elias

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishEliasElijah, Elias biblical character
2Ancient GreekἨλίαςElijah, an Israelite prophet
3Hebrewאֵלִיָּה{{l|en|Jah}} is my God

via Finnish viitsiä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishviitsiäto bother do something which is of negligible inconvenience, to feel like doing something

Words derived from “viitseliäs

Every word from Hebrew אֵלִיָּה
viitseliäs — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer