Where does “viljelysala” come from?

viljelysala (Finnish) comes from Finnish viljelys, 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,...

viljelysala (Finnish): agricultural area

Definitions

  1. agricultural area

Ancestry of “viljelysala”, step by step

viljelysala traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish viljelys

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishviljelysSynonym of viljelmä; Synonym of viljely
2FinnishviljelläTo cultivate, farm, till; To raise, grow; To...
3Finnishelläif
4FinnishElinaHelen
5FinnishHelena
6SwedishHelenaHelen
7Ancient Greekἑλένηtorch, firebrand; corposant, St. Elmo's fire;...
8Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

via Finnish älä

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishäläThe second-person singular form of the negative...
2Finnishala-under-, sub-, lower, nether; inferior
3Proto-Finnicalalower; under
4Proto-Uralicëlabelow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swel-Every word from Ancient Greek ἑλένηEvery word from Swedish Helena