Where does “villivehnä” come from?
villivehnä (Finnish) comes from Finnish vehnä, from Proto-Finnic vehnä, from Proto-Finno-Permic wešnä.
villivehnä (Finnish): wild rye; the genus "Elymus"
Definitions
- wild rye; the genus "Elymus"
Ancestry of “villivehnä”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | vehnä | wheat |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | vehnä | wheat |
| 3 | Proto-Finno-Permic | wešnä | — |