Where does “yritteliäs” come from?
yritteliäs (Finnish) comes from Finnish yrittää, from Old Norse yrkja, from Proto-Germanic wurkijaną, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.
yritteliäs (Finnish): industrious
Ancestry of “yritteliäs”, step by step
yritteliäs traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish yrittää
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | yrittää | to try, attempt, endeavour/endeavor |
| 2 | Old Norse | yrkja | to work |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | wurkijaną | to work, to do work; to make |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | werǵ- | to make |
via Finnish Elias
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Elias | Elijah, Elias biblical character |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | Ἠλίας | Elijah, an Israelite prophet |
| 3 | Hebrew | אֵלִיָּה | {{l|en|Jah}} is my God |
Words derived from “yritteliäs”