Where does “viljapelto” come from?

viljapelto (Ingrian) comes from Ingrian pelto, from Proto-Finnic pelto, from Proto-Germanic felþuz, from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

viljapelto (Ingrian): grain field

Definitions

  1. grain field

Ancestry of “viljapelto”, step by step

viljapelto traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ingrian pelto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianpeltofield
2Proto-Finnicpeltofield
3Proto-Germanicfelþuzfield, plain
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh₂-to approach
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Ingrian vilja

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ingrianviljagrain
2Proto-Finnicviljagrain, cereal; abundance, plenty
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic felþuz →