Where does “פינלנד” come from?

פינלנד (Hebrew) comes from English Finland, from Old Norse Finnland, from Old Norse land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

Ancestry of “פינלנד”, step by step

פינלנד traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Finland

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishFinland—
2Old NorseFinnland—
3Old Norselandland
4Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins

via German Finnland

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanFinnland—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic landą →Every word from Old Norse land →