Where does “Länsi-Samoa” come from?

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

Länsi-Samoa (Finnish): Western Samoa former name of Samoa, from 1914 to 1997

Definitions

  1. Western Samoa former name of Samoa, from 1914 to 1997

Ancestry of “Länsi-Samoa”, step by step

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

via Finnish länsi

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

via Finnish Samoa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FinnishSamoaSamoan language
2SamoanSāmoa—
3Samoansāsacred
Every word from Proto-Finnic lanci →Every word from Proto-Finnic länci →Every word from Finnish länsi →