Where does “viljavainio” come from?

viljavainio (Finnish) comes from Finnish vainio, from Proto-Norse hwainiō, from Proto-Germanic hwainō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱweyn- — to make dirty, soil; filth; mud; to soil; mud;...

viljavainio (Finnish): large grain field

Definitions

  1. large grain field

Ancestry of “viljavainio”, step by step

viljavainio traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish vainio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishvainiolarge cultivated field
2Proto-Norsehwainiō—
3Proto-Germanichwainō—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱweyn-to make dirty, soil; filth; mud; to soil; mud;...

via Finnish Vilja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishViljagrain, cereal, corn type of grass cultivated for its edible grains
2Proto-Finnicviljagrain, cereal; abundance, plenty
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱweyn- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwainō →Every word from Proto-Norse hwainiō →