Where does “viljalyhde” come from?

viljalyhde (Finnish) comes from Finnish Vilja, from Proto-Finnic vilja — grain, cereal; abundance, plenty.

Ancestry of “viljalyhde”, step by step

viljalyhde traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish Vilja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishViljagrain, cereal, corn type of grass cultivated for its edible grains
2Proto-Finnicviljagrain, cereal; abundance, plenty

via Finnish lyhde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlyhdesheaf bundle of grain
Every word from Proto-Finnic viljaEvery word from Finnish Vilja