Where does “Länsi-Pakistan” come from?

Länsi-Pakistan (Finnish) comes from Finnish länsi, from Proto-Finnic länci, from Proto-Finnic lanci — lowland.

Länsi-Pakistan (Finnish): West Pakistan

Definitions

  1. West Pakistan

Ancestry of “Länsi-Pakistan”, step by step

Länsi-Pakistan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish länsi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishlänsiwest; the West
2Proto-Finniclänciwest
3Proto-Finniclancilowland

via Finnish Pakistan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishPakistan—
2UrduپاکستانLand of the Pure
3Classical Persianپَاک—
Every word from Proto-Finnic lanci →Every word from Proto-Finnic länci →Every word from Finnish länsi →