Where does “Olga” come from?

Olga (Portuguese) comes from Russian О́льга, from Old East Slavic Ольга, from Old Norse heilagr, from Proto-Germanic hailagaz, from Proto-Germanic hailaz, from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilos — healthy.

Olga (Portuguese): small plot of land intended for agriculture

Definitions

  1. small plot of land intended for agriculture

Ancestry of “Olga”, step by step

Olga traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Russian О́льга

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1RussianО́льгаOscar (O in the ICAO spelling alphabet)
2Old East SlavicОльга
3Old Norseheilagrholy; inviolable, sacred
4Proto-Germanichailagazholy, sacred
5Proto-Germanichailazwhole, unbroken, intact; entire, complete; hale,...
6Proto-Indo-European*kéh₂iloshealthy

via Proto-Celtic ɸolkā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticɸolkāarable land
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpolḱeh₂plowed field
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ilosEvery word from Proto-Germanic hailazEvery word from Proto-Germanic hailagaz