Where does “Lounais-Suomi” come from?
Lounais-Suomi (Finnish) comes from Finnish lounainen, from Finnish lounas, from Proto-Finnic lounas.
Ancestry of “Lounais-Suomi”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Finnish | lounainen | southwestern, southwesterly |
| 2 | Finnish | lounas | southwest; lunch |
| 3 | Proto-Finnic | lounas | — |