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
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Finland | — |
| 2 | Old Norse | Finnland | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | land | land |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | landą | land, area of ground |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |
via German Finnland
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Finnland | — |