Where does “viljamaissi” come from?

viljamaissi (Finnish) comes from Finnish maissi, from Swedish majs, from Spanish maíz, from Taíno mahís, from Proto-Arawakan marikɨ.

viljamaissi (Finnish): maize, corn plant

Definitions

  1. maize, corn plant

Ancestry of “viljamaissi”, step by step

viljamaissi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish maissi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmaissimaize, corn
2Swedishmajsmaize, corn
3Spanishmaízcorn, maize
4Taínomahís—
5Proto-Arawakanmarikɨ—

via Finnish Vilja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishViljagrain, cereal, corn type of grass cultivated for its edible grains
2Proto-Finnicviljagrain, cereal; abundance, plenty
Every word from Proto-Arawakan marikɨ →Every word from Taíno mahís →Every word from Spanish maíz →