Where does “Länsiranta” come from?
Länsiranta (Finnish) comes from Finnish Ranta, from Finnish ranta, from Proto-Finnic ranta, from Proto-Germanic strandō, from Proto-Indo-European (s)trAnt-, from Proto-Indo-European sterh₃-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.
Länsiranta (Finnish): The West Bank
Definitions
- The West Bank
Ancestry of “Länsiranta”, step by step
Länsiranta traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish Ranta
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Ranta | Any of a number of small places in Finland |
| 2 | Finnish | ranta | shore; beach; bank |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | ranta | shore, coast |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | strandō | edge; rim; shore, strand |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)trAnt- | strand, border, field |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sterh₃- | to spread, extend, stretch out |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ster- | sterile, infertile |
via Finnish länsi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Finnish | länsi | west; the West |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | länci | west |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | lanci | lowland |
via English West Bank
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | West Bank | A Palestinian territory on the west bank of the Jordan river, claimed by and under the partial administration of the State of Palestine, and illegally occupied by Israel |