Where does “liivlane” come from?

liivlane (Estonian) comes from Estonian -lane, from Proto-Finnic -lainen, from Proto-Finnic -la — locative suffix.

liivlane (Estonian): Livonian

Definitions

  1. Livonian

Ancestry of “liivlane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Estonian-laneDerives nouns from places for a person...
2Proto-Finnic-lainenForms adjectives relating to a place
3Proto-Finnic-lalocative suffix
Every word from Proto-Finnic -la →Every word from Estonian -lane →Every word from Proto-Finnic -lainen →