Where does “Länsi-Sahara” come from?
Länsi-Sahara (Finnish) comes from Finnish länsi, from Proto-Finnic länci, from Proto-Finnic lanci — lowland.
Ancestry of “Länsi-Sahara”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | länsi | west; the West |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | länci | west |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | lanci | lowland |