Where does “vuokraviljelijä” come from?
vuokraviljelijä (Finnish) comes from Finnish viljelijä, 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,...
vuokraviljelijä (Finnish): tenant farmer
Definitions
- tenant farmer
Ancestry of “vuokraviljelijä”, step by step
vuokraviljelijä traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish viljelijä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | viljelijä | farmer |
| 2 | Finnish | viljellä | To cultivate, farm, till; To raise, grow; To... |
| 3 | Finnish | ellä | if |
| 4 | Finnish | Elina | Helen |
| 5 | Finnish | Helena | — |
| 6 | Swedish | Helena | Helen |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ἑλένη | torch, firebrand; corposant, St. Elmo's fire;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | swel- | to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,... |