Where does “viljellä” come from?
viljellä (Finnish) comes from Finnish ellä, from Finnish Elina, from Finnish Helena, from Swedish Helena, from Ancient Greek ἑλένη, from Proto-Indo-European swel- — to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
viljellä (Finnish): To cultivate, farm, till; To raise, grow; To...
Definitions
- To cultivate, farm, till; To raise, grow; To...
Ancestry of “viljellä”, step by step
viljellä traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish ellä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | ellä | if |
| 2 | Finnish | Elina | Helen |
| 3 | Finnish | Helena | — |
| 4 | Swedish | Helena | Helen |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ἑλένη | torch, firebrand; corposant, St. Elmo's fire;... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | swel- | to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,... |
via Ingrian vilja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingrian | vilja | grain |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | vilja | grain, cereal; abundance, plenty |
via Finnish Vilja
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Vilja | grain, cereal, corn type of grass cultivated for its edible grains |
Words derived from “viljellä”
- viljely
- viljelijä
- viljelys
- ryöstöviljellä
- viljelmä
- viljelemätön
- kalanviljely
- viljelypalsta
- hydroviljely
- maanviljelys
- osa-aikaviljelijä
- riisinviljely
- viininviljelijä
- kaskiviljely
- vuokraviljelijä
- pienviljelijä
- viljelyaine
- banaaniviljelmä
- omenanviljelijä
- kudosviljely
- osa-aikaviljely
- sopimusviljely
- luomuviljely
- sokeriruokoviljelmä