Where does “viljelmä” come from?

viljelmä (Finnish) comes from Finnish viljellä, 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,...

viljelmä (Finnish): plantation; culture

Definitions

  1. plantation; culture

Ancestry of “viljelmä”, step by step

viljelmä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish viljellä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishviljelläTo cultivate, farm, till; To raise, grow; To...
2Finnishelläif
3FinnishElinaHelen
4FinnishHelena
5SwedishHelenaHelen
6Ancient Greekἑλένηtorch, firebrand; corposant, St. Elmo's fire;...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

via Finnish

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishI
2FinnishminäI; ego; self
3Proto-FinnicminäI, me
4Uralic*minä

Words derived from “viljelmä

Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel-Every word from Ancient Greek ἑλένηEvery word from Swedish Helena