Where does “alppimaa” come from?

alppimaa (Finnish) comes from Finnish alppi, from German Albwin, from Old High German wini, from Proto-West Germanic wini, from Proto-Germanic winiz, from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- — to love.

alppimaa (Finnish): Alpine country any of the seven or eight countries associated with the Alpine region: Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Germany, France, Italy, Slovenia and sometimes Monaco

Definitions

  1. Alpine country any of the seven or eight countries associated with the Alpine region: Austria, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, Germany, France, Italy, Slovenia and sometimes Monaco

Ancestry of “alppimaa”, step by step

alppimaa traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Finnish alppi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishalppialp
2GermanAlbwin—
3Old High Germanwinifriend
4Proto-West Germanicwinifriend
5Proto-Germanicwinizloved one, friend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwenh₁-to love

via Finnish mää

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Finnishmääbaa; I
2Finnish-inen-like, -ous, -y; -en; Creates adjectives from...
3Finnish-uusForms nouns from adjectives, expressing a quality
4Proto-Finnic-uc-ness, -hood
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Germanic winiz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic wini →