Where does “Etelä-Ossetia” come from?
Etelä-Ossetia (Finnish) comes from Finnish etelä, from Slovak Etela, from English ethel, from Middle English ethel, from Old English æþel, from Old English æþele, from Proto-Germanic aþalaz, from Proto-Germanic aþalą — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.
Ancestry of “Etelä-Ossetia”, step by step
Etelä-Ossetia traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish etelä
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | etelä | south |
| 2 | Slovak | Etela | — |
| 3 | English | ethel | The letter Œ/œ, or the rune ᛟ; Alternative form... |
| 4 | Middle English | ethel | homeland, ancestral territory; patrimony; athel |
| 5 | Old English | æþel | homeland, ancestral territory; noble, a person of... |
| 6 | Old English | æþele | noble |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | aþalaz | noble |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | aþalą | nature, disposition; nobility, race |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | at-al | family, race |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂el- | to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam |